However, as he was doing it, Xu Piao discovered that the convenience of the preparations made by Lake was very obvious.

That is, when Xu Piao needs to think about the material structure, she does not need to imagine it deliberately. She only needs to search for the material category in the material list column and import a formula to directly construct the material - in this way, it is quite similar to the function of modeling software such as Maya.

In addition, the structure of the house, the human body, etc. are also very convenient.

Because of this, the mental energy Xu Piao consumed in constructing the game world this time was about half less than when he usually played games, and he was able to do it much faster.

By the time Xu Piao stopped with a feeling of unfulfilled desire, the environment of her first dungeon was almost complete, the NPCs and the dungeon-bound butcher had also been constructed, and all that was left was to fill in the gameplay and plot before it could be used.

"Xu Wanjun." Xu Piao decided on the name of this copy butcher.

The woman in cheongsam and embroidered shoes slowly raised her head, and a bright red smile appeared on her snow-pale face.

After thinking about it, Xu Piao decided to add a ghost bride setting to this dungeon. Xu Wanjun can have two appearances. One is wearing a cheongsam when she dies. When the player stays in the dungeon for too long and the ghost's anger accumulates to a certain level, she will become wearing a red wedding dress.

By that time, the players will generally be wiped out easily. After being wiped out a few times, they will know that they cannot drag the game to the point of being defeated.

The appearance of the embroidered shoes means that the player has been discovered by the ghost.

When Xu Piao was setting up the performance of these skills, he couldn't help but laugh when he thought about the feeling that when the player turned around while walking, he would suddenly find a pair of embroidered shoes following his heels.

Even if the ghost didn't appear, it would still be scary enough. Well, that's great!

Xu Piao restrained himself and withdrew from the space created by this single copy. When he returned to the overall space with the stage and the mirror, he found that Lake's space was still under construction.

Specifically, we can see a little bit from the reflection on the mirror.

It seems like it also started with a map roughly the size of a small town. However, compared to Xu Piao's Chinese style, Lake's is clearly more interstellar and Western, with a bit of a tech vibe. Although he hasn't completely strayed into the Cthulhu genre, that secret horror style has already taken shape.

I guess if you try it a little more, you will be able to really understand the taste.

However, Xu Piao personally doesn't know much about Cthulhu. At most, he knows a little about the SAN value of the evil god's tentacles. Let him figure it out on his own.

...So how did he realize that direction? Xu Piao still didn't understand.

...Is it because there is also a 'gram' in Lake's name?

Xu Piao stared at the mirror for a while, then retracted his gaze and simply chose the second mirror space to enter and construct the next copy.

Anyway, she saw that Lake's construction speed was not very slow, so her construction speed should not seem too exaggerated.

The first small town copy, Xu Piao named it [Xujia Town].

As for the second copy, Xu Piao entered the creative mode and thought about it for a while, and then quickly decided on it.

It’s called [Huaishu Village].

Just looking at the word "槐", half of it is divided into two parts by a ghost, which is quite sinister in various interpretations.

As for the butcher in the deserted mountain village dungeon of [Huaishu Village], Xu Piao set him as an opera singer, the kind of actor who used to follow the opera troupe and perform in various villages during the New Year holidays.

In addition, Xu Piao also had some ideas for other copies, such as the elevator killing in the hospital morgue, the ghost story school, the zombie village, the thousand-year-old corpse in the nameless tomb, etc., which can all be arranged.

…

Just as Xu Piao and Lake were working together to play this chicken-killing game, time in the outside world was slowly passing.

Many StarCraft players work as workers in Shanhai while working as farmers in Taoyuan. Every day after waking up, they go to Taoyuan to harvest some vegetables and then plant new ones. Then they go to Shanhai world to sign in and do their daily tasks. After finishing the tasks, they go back to Taoyuan to farm, fish, pick mushrooms, and chat with travelers.

Xu Piao set up the activities and version updates in advance, and uploaded them on schedule every month. They didn't feel bored at all while playing like this.

Under such circumstances, they entered a leisurely and comfortable retirement life early, feeling that no matter what happened, it would not be able to shake their peace.

After all, we've all experienced our share of ups and downs, and the Starnet has been exceptionally calm over the past few months.

A long time passed like this.

Suddenly, news spread on Starnet that the new and awesome god-level producer CH and the old—not very old—god-level producer Lake were collaborating on a new game that was about to be completed.

When StarCraft players saw this news, they were stunned for a moment, and looked at it uncertainly many times before they reacted.

ch's new game in collaboration with Lake...

New game made by...

It’s almost done???!

【When did this happen???!】

[Is this true? How come I didn’t know anything about it??]

[Help! This is such sudden news! I wonder if I haven't woken up yet!]

Is this true or false?

[? You guys are pretty good at hiding this collaboration, huh? ?]

[It can't be fake, both CH and Lake's homepages have posted announcements, there's no way the two of them are teaming up to play a trick on me!]

[Wait, based on this time interval, could it be that Lake and CH were secretly collaborating before "Record of Mountains and Seas" appeared?!]

[Fuck, dream linkage, as if I haven’t woken up yet]

[…]

Because the news of the completion of this game was posted on the homepages of both Xu Piao and Lake, its sudden appearance attracted much more attention than the attention that Xu Piao's previous two games attracted at the beginning.

The moment the announcement was sent out, Xu Piao breathed a sigh of relief and his mood relaxed all of a sudden.

After finishing this game, she felt much more haggard.

It’s not that it’s tiring. In fact, she finds it relatively easy and enjoyable when doing dungeons.

——But the problem is, after finishing, she and Lake still have to test each other’s copies!

At the beginning, Xu Piao completed the copy made by Lake quite easily. It was not that scary, and he also gave him a lot of suggestions.

But as Lake gradually understood and gained complete enlightenment, the dungeons he made really started to lose SAN.

Of course, on the other hand, Lake felt unwell after testing her copy. He was so socially anxious that he didn't dare to be alone. Even on the Star Network, he had to find someone to be with. But when he was with someone, he would become suspicious and suspect that the person was a ghost in disguise.

For example, Xu Piao himself has been asked many times, "Are you human?" and "Are you still human now?"

However, this mutual torture finally ended after the production was completed!

The rest is all happiness.

Xu Piao replied to the inquiries from the clueless StarCraft players on his homepage. After watching them digest the news and posting the words "Dream Linkup", he smiled and sent them the link for the game pre-registration.

Lake plans to officially open the game in five days, but general game information has already been released and pre-registration has been opened, at least to let players know what type of game it is.

Players who came for the reputation and fame of the two producers, when they clicked on the game information, saw some screenshots of the game scenery with dark tones, which looked very bad, but they couldn't tell what was wrong.

Deserted villages, small towns, black cities, gloomy schools, tombstones, murky water, snow-capped mountains...

[“The Distance Between Heaven and Earth”?] Someone repeated the name of the game in confusion.

[Asymmetric confrontation? CH is actually making a confrontation game?! My youth is over!]

[However, a game between two big guys must be awesome. I’ve registered first.]

【Buy with confidence! 】

All players have a feeling of awe at the collaboration between CH and Lake, and are looking forward to what kind of game they will create together.

In Xiaobaicai's Peach Blossom Land live broadcast room, someone also talked about this topic and urged Xiaobaicai to try live broadcasting as well.

"No, I'm a little hesitant to get into the games made by CH..." Xiao Baicai, having learned the lesson from the Traveler's Blade in Peach Blossom Spring, shook her head vigorously and refused, "I'd better wait until everyone has tried it before I try."

Don't be afraid, this is a game I made with Lake, it's definitely not something like "Peach Blossom Spring"

[Xiaobaicai, you can do it! I believe in you!]

"Forget it..." Xiao Baicai is almost having PTSD towards CH.

[This new game is said to be a competitive game. How else can it be a competitive game?]

[Oh, I remember! Didn't Lake release an asymmetric countermeasure during the previous innovation plan? If it's that type, it's really safe, huh?]

[A mature developer won't hurt players twice in the same way, so feel free to play it.]

Xiao Baicai's resolute heart was made to hesitate by the comments, and she asked hesitantly, "Really?"

The comments were all like "Really, really" and it looked quite convincing.

"Okay, let's give it a try then?" Xiao Baicai was finally persuaded by the fans and tentatively stretched out his foot towards "The Distance Between Hell".

At the same time, a wealthy sister with the online name [Meimei's Undisclosed Girlfriend], whose real name is Ai Yue, also saw this game and discovered that it could be played in a team. She asked in her sister's private chat channel, "I plan to play "Hell Distance" when it is released. Is there anyone who wants to team up with me?"

Xiaoqin immediately responded, "Me, me, me! I have to be among the first group to play this time!"

One of the other sisters also raised her hand.

However, the camp with more people in this game has four people. On the day the game was opened, Ai Yue formed a team of three, and a passerby was randomly added to the team.

"Wait, Xiaobaicai?!" Xiaoqin, who had been watching Xiaobaicai's live broadcast for a long time, immediately recognized who the passerby in line was.

"Huh? Are you my fan?" Xiao Baicai rubbed his head when his name was called, feeling a little happy. "Hello?"

Xiaoqin was silent for a moment, "I am the granddaughter of the Dark Knight Soul, who appeared in your barrage before."

【It’s you! 】

[Wow! What a fate!]

[Grandpa Fish Granddaughter without the beta account? What a coincidence! Haha! ]

The author has something to say:

Fans: No producer will hurt players twice

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Note: This game features a Lingren character. Please do not substitute Lingren characters from other games. (I saw a Lingren character in Soul Chips, seemingly released in 2019. While Lingren characters are quite common, I'm explaining this in advance to avoid misunderstandings.) My idea for a Lingren character first came about in 2016, and I've already written a description and uploaded screenshots, so feel free to take screenshots! The story and background are also completely different.