Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 656 Will different people head towards the same destination?
Alice looked at Linge suspiciously: "What does this mean? Do you want me to do shit swimming again? I am very accommodating to you, Linge, but you can't always ask me to do something I don't like, right?"

Linger once suggested that Alice should not use the cassette randomly, and it is better to use it in more critical situations. This made Alice feel that her position as a talented player was questioned, so there was a small argument between the two. At that time, Metien thought they were quarreling. Fortunately, the two sides reached a consensus in the end, a perfect result.

Now that Lingge has brought up the old matter again, is he going to regret it?

"I didn't say that." Ling Ge said, "It's something else."

"That's good."

Alice was relieved, as long as it wasn't a situation like the boss who didn't understand the game giving blind orders. She waved her hand and said generously, "I agree."

I didn't even say what it was.

Lingge was speechless, but this answer was in line with Alice's character. He didn't take it to heart and explained, "We are going to Lunweiting next. It is the headquarters of the cult alliance. The influence of the witch association must have extended there. I am worried that we will encounter other witches. It would be best if there is no conflict, but if a battle breaks out, it seems that you can't deal with those powerful witches with the few cartridges you have now, right?"

"Well!"

When Alice heard this, she looked unconvinced and seemed to want to refute, but she really couldn't find any reason to refute.

"That's right, just like the time in Salia Field." Ling Ge said, "Our strength is naturally not comparable to the Earth Mother Spirit God summoned by Rochelle, but in the end we were able to defeat the strong with the weak. What did we rely on?"

"Impossible, impossible." Alice shook her head like she had ADHD when she heard the client's request. "Our game is very balanced. We encourage players to attack BOSS in a reasonable and legal way. We will never give you official plug-ins or hidden artifacts. Even if I wanted to, this game development system wouldn't allow it! I'm just a poor level designer, character modeler, scene designer, and plot planner. I don't have the authority to modify the values."

After all, Ling Ge knew that Alice's title of "genius player" was obtained by using some despicable means to fix the game bug. She was not as righteous as she said.

"So?" Alice took a long time to say this: "What do you want to say?"

"My excellent commander?"

"It's very simple." Ling Ge said, "Hasn't Rorona's cartridge been activated? Do you have a way to make the new game you develop next eliminate the absolute gap in strength and help us gain an advantage in the confrontation with the Witch Society? Even if it's not an advantage but a balance, at least we can't lose the power to resist."

Linger had to remind her: "Maybe you can start with the game mechanics."

In addition to the Witch of Dread Fei'er, the Witch Guild also has six other witches and a mysterious leader.

And why can you only think of modifying the value?

"We relied on the game mechanism of the 'Sky Track: Type-0 Behemoth' cartridge." Lingge ignored her self-flattering answer and said, "It eliminated the gap in strength between us and the enemy to the greatest extent, which helped us achieve victory."

I always feel that the latter sentence is the real reason.

"Mechanism?" Alice tilted her head.

A dread witch, Fei Er, beat them without any chance to fight back. If she hadn't had the idea to use the escape mechanism of the "First Fantasy: Four Heroes" cartridge, they might have been wiped out on the Shikilia Peninsula. But the price of doing so was that the cartridge ran out of energy and fell into a long cooling period. I'm afraid the trip to Renweiting would be useless.

"But that's because of Yieta's Cloud Whale Sky Island as the underlying mechanism of the game. If it weren't for Yieta, to be honest, it would be quite difficult to win."

During the trip to Lunwitin, Yieta and her Cloud Whale Sky Island definitely could not enter the city. The target was too big and they would be exposed before they even entered. Therefore, the "Sky Orbit: Behemoth Zero" cartridge was of no use.

"That's why I need you to develop a new game. Even without Yieta's Cloud Whale Sky Island, we can rely on the game mechanism to help us win. Do you understand what I mean, Alice?" "Well, I seem to understand a little, but I don't seem to understand it very well. Let me think about it first..." Alice pinched her chin and pondered to herself: "A type of game that does not rely on numbers but on mechanisms to win. In other words, it is to transform the winning and losing conditions from absolute strength to other factors. Hand speed? Reaction ability? Intelligence? Or something else? In this case, is a strategy game feasible? No, strategy games also need resource support. The Witch Society is rich, but we are poor. No, no, no, why must resources be money and materials? Maybe I can set it to something else, so that it can be considered fair competition..."

She kept muttering something, and to be honest, Lingge didn't understand at least half of it, but he had the advantage of being willing to admit his own shortcomings and then leave professional matters to professionals (if Alice could be considered a professional). He only needed to fulfill his obligation to remind and give suggestions.

Alice's thoughts gradually became clear, and a plan seemed to take shape in her mind. Lingge didn't want to disturb her thinking, so he left the room silently and closed the door gently without Alice noticing.

The corridor was still a little dim. Looking out through the window embedded in the other wall, the silver moon was looming in the undulating sea of ​​clouds. The corners of the buildings and forests on the island turned into fragmented shadows in places where the moonlight could not reach. Ling Ge looked at this scene in a trance. A thought flashed through his mind like a bubble, but it quickly died out:
It would be great if this trip to Lunweiting could end successfully.

……

At the same time, in the Ex International Hotel in Luan, the central district of Lothdana City, other people were packing their luggage in their rooms, preparing to leave this coastal city whose original appearance had been changed by pollution and garbage.

Although they said they were packing, in fact the three had already finished packing and were helping the remaining person to pack. As the only female member of the team, she always carried the most luggage. Moreover, before setting off, she had thought that this would be a relaxing seaside holiday, so she brought a lot of spare clothes, cosmetics and jewelry, which now had to be taken back intact.

"That's why women are trouble." Michelle stuffed a colorful dress into the suitcase and snorted impatiently: "It's a waste of time to bring these things back. It's better to donate them to the local church welfare home."

"That's great." Sally glared at him fiercely, "How about donating your treasured magic sword, the Magic King, to those children?"

"If they want to learn my swordsmanship, it's not impossible." Michelle's eyes flashed with fanaticism.

"It's hopeless." Sally rolled her eyes.

"Haha, both of you stop arguing." Aegir, the good guy in the team, stepped forward to smooth things over. "It's just some clothes. We can pack them up quickly. The most important thing is that we can leave Lotdana City and head to Lunweiting tomorrow, right? And we can escort Lord Heng back to attend the mid-year meeting. This is a rare experience."

"That's right!" Sally nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and then showed an expression of pride: "It's because we performed so well in this escort mission that we got the recognition of Lord Heng, especially the captain. I heard that Lord Heng admires his ability and wants to recommend him as a candidate for the philosopher. In that case, the captain's test score for applying for the philosopher review will not be so high. Maybe he can meet the requirement next year? Oh, I really have to thank those stupid politicians and officials in this city for taking the risk and trying to assassinate Lord Heng. I don't know how they can sit in this position for so long."

"That's true." Aigil nodded and said, "But I feel that Lord Heng did it on purpose. He used radical tactics to force those people to reveal their true colors, and then he cleared them all out at once without leaving any future trouble. Although there are some risks in doing so, I think it is understandable. After all, the mid-year meeting is coming soon, and he shouldn't have much time to waste on these people."

"Indeed," Sally agreed. "We don't have time either. If we get to the Holy Glory Cathedral earlier, we might even run into those adults! Captain, you must try to leave a good impression on them. This will have a bright future for our team!"

"You think too much."

As the captain, Wade sighed helplessly: "Pack your luggage first, Sally, and remember not to throw your underwear on the bed next time."

"Wow! Captain, don't touch it, I'll take care of it myself!!!"

The girl's screams immediately echoed on every floor of the hotel.

In a room on the top floor, a young man who was handling official business heard the scream and couldn't help but smile knowingly. He whispered to himself, "Several members with potential. Although they are still very immature in some aspects, they have a promising future."

As he spoke, he put down the pen in his hand. On the document in front of him was written: "…Therefore, we recommend Wade Locke, the captain of the arbitration team A-1152 of the Balance of Order and a first-level action operator, as a candidate for the philosopher. If he has outstanding performance in the future, he will be given priority to be awarded the code name of philosopher."

"Recommended by: Heng."

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(End of this chapter)