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Chapter 487 This is the amount of resources, right?
"This is a torture of my soul."

Zhuge Jun was slightly shaken, but soon made up his mind.

Just pretend you didn’t see it!

After all, he and Hou Ji are good friends. Although this is a mechanism allowed within the game, it will more or less have a certain destructive effect on the brotherhood in reality.

When the time comes, it will be inappropriate just to create a unique ending CG in the game!

Even if they do it, it must be done after the two good brothers have discussed it together.

In addition, there is another very important reason: Zhuge Jun’s surname is Zhuge!

If there was a conspiracy to usurp the throne, he would not be able to continue using this surname. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to change his surname to Sima.

So Zhuge Jun ignored the small window and continued to do his own thing seriously.

……

But just because he doesn't use this function doesn't mean other Archon players don't use it either.

After all, there are only a few cases like Zhuge Jun and Hou Ji where real friends team up to play this game.

If it is on the Internet, two anchors are looking for gaming partners, and one of them may deliberately use this function for the sake of program effect.

If the player is matched online, it will be even more uncontrollable. After all, matched players are more likely to have friction, and once friction occurs, it is more likely to take revenge.

This function is a typical example of "guard against gentlemen but not against villains".

Li Wenhao's side is developing smoothly.

In particular, all the indicators he set were successfully achieved.

Li Wenhao was still a little puzzled. Could it be that this guy really had something?
You know, Li Wenhao basically determined the resource production figures based on the approximate level when he was consul.

At the beginning, the King of Mouth had some difficulties and the goals he set were often postponed.

But later on, he seemed to be getting into the groove and achieving his goals very smoothly.

Li Wenhao tried several times to slightly increase the target, and he was able to achieve it successfully.

It was so smooth that it seemed unreal.

"If things continue to develop like this, it seems like we still have a good chance of passing this time, right?

"Sure enough, this is all related to my wise leadership."

Li Wenhao continued to plan the next content with great pride.

Solving the problems of extreme heat and extreme cold does not mean that the game will end peacefully, but rather new problems will arise.

When the underground space has been almost fully developed, players will need to reinforce the comet's structure and continue expanding toward the surface, as there is not enough space.

The conditions on the surface, whether extremely cold or hot, are more extreme than those underground, so higher technology is needed to maintain them.

Not only that, there is also a biggest pitfall in the game, which is the "resource trap".

Because it is just a small comet, the resources that can be used on it are extremely limited and cannot afford too much waste.

If the player does not plan well, it is possible to run out of resources but still fail to fly out of the comet.

This is a resource trap, and they can only be trapped on the comet and wait for death.

Li Wenhao has rich experience in playing this kind of game. As the head of state, he doesn't need to set up the production line before he can keep thinking about the specific plans.

This problem can be clearly inferred through the later technologies in the technology tree.

“Not only do we need to leave enough safety margin, but we also need to be prudent in our calculations, which is indeed quite difficult.

“But it’s fun.”

Li Wenhao formulated the goals for the next stage, and briefly considered the development guidelines. Then he had nothing to do, so he watched the King of Mouth do the construction.

However, after watching for a while, he always felt that something was wrong.

“This is resource output, right?
“At first glance it seems to be correct.

"But why do the numbers of resource mines and smelters seem to be mismatched?"

Li Wenhao felt very puzzled.

If we only look at the resource production and reserves on the panel, these two data are roughly consistent, with no obvious omissions.

Based on the hourly output, minus the hourly consumption, and taking into account the approximate time, the final reserves can indeed be roughly matched.

but……

The number of mines and smelters seems a bit small?
Li Wenhao himself has worked as an executive and can see the production speed of these mines and smelters.

He always felt that the number of these mines and smelters seemed too small to support such high production figures.

Of course, this was just a feeling and he wasn't sure.

Because in this game, the mines, smelters and even conveyor belts, these buildings or equipment are also divided into levels, and the mining speed, smelting speed and transmission speed of different levels are different.

However, low-level factories cannot be directly upgraded to high-level ones and can only be demolished and rebuilt, which is a loss. This is only done when land is extremely scarce. Otherwise, they will just make do with what they have.

This has led to the existence of both low-level and high-level mining areas.

Moreover, the King of Lip-service likes to place things randomly, so the divisions are not obvious. Many buildings are hidden in a bunch of corners, making them difficult to find.

So at first, Li Wenhao didn’t feel anything was wrong.

But now, this strange feeling has intensified, in order to dispel this suspicion, he decided to check it out. As for how to check it out?

It’s actually easy to do. You just need to count the number of mining sites of different levels.

How much can each mine produce per hour? How big is the difference between low-level factories and high-level factories? If we really calculate it, we can get an exact number.

Li Wenhao simply took out a computer from the side.

"Return to return to return to zero!"

After a series of clicks, "Equals, 38954."

"Eh? Isn't that right?

“Isn’t this number a bit low?
“It’s not a little low, it’s very low.

“The production target I set last stage was clearly 52000, but the panel shows that the current production is .

“Why don’t they match up?”

Li Wenhao was stunned. He didn't think too much about it at first. He just wanted to check the calculation because he had nothing to do. He didn't expect that he would actually make a mistake.

Logically speaking, this is nonsense. Who would have thought that the data panel in this game could be so deceiving?
"Wait a minute, maybe he secretly hid the mine somewhere?"

The King of Lip-service places buildings rather randomly, so this possibility cannot be completely ruled out.

Li Wenhao searched the map for a long time, but he only found a primary mine. Even if this mine was added, the output was still far less than the displayed number.

"What's going on?
“Besides, if the production is wrong, then the reserves should also be wrong, right?”

Li Wenhao hurriedly clicked on the warehouses on the map one by one to calculate the actual reserves of various resources.

But after calculating it, I found that it was roughly correct.

Although the two numbers are not exactly the same, his statistical method is rough and there will be errors, so it is within an acceptable range.

But the problem is, the output is lower but the reserves remain the same, what’s going on?

The only explanation is that the consumption is also low.

Li Wenhao suddenly realized, no wonder the pace of technological research and development seemed so slow recently!
The technological research and development in this game is not completed all at once, but will be slowly studied based on the current amount of resources.

Each technology has a circular progress bar. It will not consume all the resources in the warehouse at once, but will be researched slowly according to the output and reserves of the resources.

The specific speed of the research is not shown here at all, so it is difficult to tell with the naked eye whether it is faster or slower.

Based on all the existing information, Li Wenhao came to a rather outrageous conclusion.

The production figures he saw at this time were inflated;
The resource consumption figures are also inflated!
These two inflated figures together happen to achieve a kind of strange balance, making the amount of resources in stock not much different from the normal data.

As to whether the difference is not much or exactly the same, it is not clear, because the number changes frequently and it is almost impossible for Li Wenhao to calculate it himself.

The scientific research in the game does not show the specific rate, but will slow down the progress according to the actual output, so it is almost impossible to distinguish it with the naked eye.

Even Li Wenhao couldn't be sure when this difference began to appear.

“The data in the game is wrong?
“I can’t?

"Or is this game deliberately tricking me?"

Li Wenhao was completely dizzy. He couldn't figure out what was going on.

I was sure that I had calculated correctly, as I had already checked it; there seemed to be no hidden mechanisms in this game that I was unaware of; and there were no buildings or technologies on the map that could change the output.

It's simply baffling.

This cannot be blamed on Li Wenhao's stupidity. The main reason is that he did not expect that Nitiantang would be so shameless as to allow another player to change the data privately.

This kind of setting is simply too outrageous in a strategy management game. Li Wenhao was in a blind spot and did not react for a while.

I wanted to ask if the King of Lip-service thought the data was wrong, but I deleted the words halfway through typing.

On the one hand, he was instinctively wary of the King of Big Mouth, and on the other hand, he felt that even if he told the King of Big Mouth, the other party might not take it seriously, and it would be useless to say anything.

What to do about this?

In a business simulation game, data errors are a huge problem. As the head player who formulates policies, Li Wenhao can't even play at all.

“Hey, wait.

"I've never paid attention to this political system's technology tree before..."

Li Wenhao suddenly discovered that the technology tree actually included political system options.

This inspired him.

“Why do we need a technology tree for choosing political systems?
“The only explanation is that these political systems also have an important impact on the game mechanics.

“But what impact can it have?”

Li Wenhao carefully browsed these technology tree options.

He hadn't looked at it carefully before because these options were supposed to be unlocked only in the middle of the game.

Moreover, the political system's technology tree also requires consumption of resources to unlock. Resources are quite tight in the early stages, and it is difficult to build regular productivity buildings, let alone such a virtual one.

But now, Li Wenhao roughly understands what this political system technology tree is used for.

It turns out to be a PVP technology tree!

(End of this chapter)