Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 350 Special Advisor
"Ah?" Malu felt a little embarrassed when he thought about how he had just suggested replacing the other person's boss with a mature lady in black stockings and voluptuous legs.

Fortunately, the bald guy was very generous and didn't dwell on this point. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay. It's my fault for not making it clear before."

"So why did Lord Isagan suddenly want to switch careers and make video games?" Malu asked.

"It's like this. Recently, the secret treasure left by the Lich King Glynes was found. Glynes is an outlier among the Abyss Lords. He is not as obsessed with expanding his territory as other Abyss Lords.

“Instead, he was obsessed with research, especially the research of necromancy. He was probably the best in the entire abyss, so when the secret treasure he left behind appeared in the world, it immediately triggered a frenzy of grabbing by various forces.

“There has been a great war in the abyss recently, and each family has lost a lot of manpower. Even the Demon King and the Demon Generals were not spared, and even many lords fell.

"Even the forces that managed to survive were badly damaged, so the Abyss Lords agreed to a one-year truce and wait until next year to fight again."

"At this time, part of Glinis's research was leaked out somehow. It was about a new type of skeleton warrior. No, that's not right. It should be more appropriately called a skeleton puppet.

“This kind of skeleton puppet is different from ordinary skeleton warriors. It does not require soul fire and can be summoned using only bones that can be found everywhere in the abyss. The manufacturing cost is almost zero.

"They can do more than skeleton warriors who can only fight. Not only can they be used as cheap cannon fodder, but they can also be used as laborers. They just need people to control them."

Malu has roughly figured out what this game is all about.

"So the characters controlled by the players are the special skeleton puppets you mentioned. Right now, the Abyss is very short of manpower due to the war, so you want to use this method to increase manpower.

“The so-called game disc should be the medium for manipulating the skeleton puppet, and the game is just a disguise. You just did some local adaptation and digitization work. In fact, what happened on the other side of the screen is real.

“This is also why the numerical planner complained to me before that he could change the numerical values ​​at will, but the changes would not match the reality.”

Baldy nodded, "Yes, now the Abyss Lords are desperately setting up game studios and recruiting players to work for them. Our Chiling project team was born for this reason."

"I still have a question I don't understand," Malu said again, "You have humans in your own plane, right? Why don't you recruit them locally, but go to our plane to recruit people?"

Baldy said, "In our plane, because humans always go to the abyss to explore, the relationship between us is very bad, and each family goes to other planes to recruit people."

“As far as I know, the one who has gained the most so far is the Succubus Queen Corinna. She was originally just a weak Abyss Lord, and she was able to gain a foothold in the Abyss by relying on other powerful Lords.

"However, it is said that the number of her skeleton puppets has almost exceeded ten thousand. If she is given more time, she may become the largest force in the abyss. What's more terrible is that she has some conflicts with Lord Isagan..."

"What about you guys?" Malu asked casually.

The bald man was silent again, and after a moment he said, "The online rate on my side is currently in the single digits, and the other groups of Lord Isagan don't seem to be progressing smoothly either."

"Succubus... does have a natural advantage in attracting players." Malu stroked his chin and said, "18+ and Abyss together, it's really hard not to play, why don't you consider changing jobs?"

Baldy also sighed, "Lord Isagan has been kind to me, I will not leave him when he is in danger." "Bald Boss is also a loyal man!" Malu said with emotion.

"Anyway, this is the situation. We know some of the suggestions you made in the room before, such as the problem of wasting time on the road, but it is indeed difficult to modify. Even if we change the numbers, we will only change the numbers."

"Yeah, I basically understand. That is to say, what you can do is mainly front-end and operational work."

"Yes." Baldy took another puff of his cigarette and asked tentatively, "Boss Ma, do you think there is still a chance for us to save him?"

"Of course," Malu said, "After all, your foundation is pretty good, and the theme of exploring the abyss is also attractive to many players. Although being too real is a problem, it's not a fatal problem.

"If the operation is good, it can still be saved, and even the disadvantages can be turned into advantages. Although hardcore players do not account for a high proportion of the player group, they are not completely absent.

"And even if the operation is not good, as long as you buy a lot of traffic, you will always encounter masochists like me if the base is large enough."

Baldy frowned, "But we can't buy on a large scale... I promised the city manager to keep a low profile, and it's best not to step out of City B."

"Then we can only think of a solution in terms of operations." Malu said.

"I wonder if Mr. Ma is interested in joining our project team and guiding us in operations." Baldy made another invitation, and he was very sincere.

"To be honest, we are good at fighting, but this is our first time operating a game. Although I have read some books on this subject before, I have no experience, so I only have a superficial understanding of many things.

"We are really short of talent in this area, and the city managers don't allow us to harass ordinary people."

"But I already have my own business." Malu said.

"I know. We certainly won't affect the normal operation of your restaurant. We just hope you can give us some guidance when you are free. I plan to hire you as a special consultant for our Chiling project team."

"As for the basic salary, I can pay you 800 star coins per month."

Baldy also knew that this number was a bit small, but the problem was that he didn't have much money, otherwise he wouldn't have come out for a team building and ordered only 14 dishes for 12 people.

Malu thought about it, and did not refuse, nor did he agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "What about the operating income of the game?"

"Operational income?" Baldy was a little surprised. "Boss Ma, are you referring to the money in this dimension? Although we are a game project team, we are not an ordinary game project team. Money does not mean much to us.

"Having players come to play our games is the biggest help to us, and our online rate is not ideal. If we charge more at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to driving away another group of players?"

"No, no, no, you are not players, you don't understand the joy of spending money in the game." Malu said, "Plus spending money also helps increase player stickiness. When you want to quit the game, think about the sunk costs you have paid, and maybe you will grit your teeth and stay again."

(End of this chapter)