Chapter 20 "Krypton Life Cultivation": There is no free air in the world of cultivation!
Two days later,
Lu Ming recruited several technical talents through Li Na.
After paying the commission and completing the interview,
Jingyue has officially entered the preparation stage for platform development.
Lu Ming arrived at the company early in the morning, holding a cup of instant coffee.
Standing in front of the whiteboard, I wrote down the platform name I had thought of all night last night.
"Deep Blue Game Platform"
Whales leap towards the sea, and the sea is deep blue!
Looking at the name he chose, Lu Ming's mouth corners slightly raised.
Lu Ming took a sip of coffee and shouted to Lin Xiaoxiao outside the office:
"Xiaoxiao, call everyone in. Let's have a morning meeting and assign tasks!"
Soon, the conference room was packed with people.
Zhao Qiliang sat aside with Li Feng, Gu Xiangqiu and Wang Qiang.
Chen Hao and a few newcomers leaned against the wall on the other side, looking at the others with calm expressions.
Lin Xiaoxiao, Zhou Bowen, Su Xiaonuan and other old employees crowded in the back, and the atmosphere was a bit lively and a bit tense.
Lu Ming stood in front of the whiteboard, clapped his hands, and spoke in a heroic tone.
"Everyone, our company is growing in size, and the current recruitment process has ended!"
"So today is a big day! Our company is officially launching two projects, two-pronged approach!"
After saying that, Lu Ming turned to look at Chen Hao:
"Haozi, you'll be responsible for platform development from now on. This is the 'Deep Blue Game Platform.' I'll give you a one million dollar budget for the initial development. You'll have the final say on all technical matters. You can do whatever you want!"
"My request is to build the platform as soon as possible. As for the game editor, you can take your time and optimize it later!"
"How about it, do you have anything to add to this time point?"
Chen Hao nodded. "Time is no problem! If the editor isn't in a hurry, the platform will be very fast!"
What Chen Hao said was true. Platform development is not difficult. The hard part is recruiting people and making a game editor!
The role of the game editor is to enable every game developer to use the editor to develop a suitable game.
It contains various art resources, design levels, general scenes and other functions.
So, it is still difficult to get this thing done!
"That's fine. Just build the platform framework first, and our new game will be launched directly on Deep Blue!"
After saying that, Lu Ming looked at Zhao Qiliang.
"Qiliang, you will lead the team responsible for the development of the new game. I won't say any more, I'll tell you about the game framework later!"
Zhao Qiliang murmured in agreement.
"Mr. Lu, I'm still a little unsure about the turn-based RPG, but since you've decided, let's go for it. Time is tight this month, so I'll start assigning tasks today and try to get a demo out as soon as possible."
"Sure! I've already thought of the details. Xiaoxiao, you must ensure everyone's safety!"
"Okay, Mr. Lu!"
In the conference room, Zhou Bowen and Lin Xiaoxiao looked at each other with excitement in their eyes.
The company is getting stronger and stronger!
On the one hand, Deep Blue Game Platform stepped up its R&D efforts, building servers, developing payment systems, and optimizing interfaces.
On the other hand, the new game is being pushed forward simultaneously, with both programmers and artists working together to make a full sprint!
This rhythm is becoming more and more regular!
After Chen Hao left, Lu Ming looked at Zhao Qiliang's development team.
Then he pulled out his carefully prepared game plan PPT.
Lu Ming took a deep breath, gave an unsettling smile, and then pressed the next page of the PPT.
On the projector screen, a small figure with a miserable face stood in front of a dilapidated mountain gate, with a misty fairy mountain in the background.
There are a few huge words floating above the little man's head.
Kryptonian Cultivation
Zhao Qiliang: “…”
Development Team:
Everyone looked at each other, and fell into a long-lost confusion.
Lu Ming coughed and said righteously:
"Everyone, just from the name, you can tell that '氪命修仙' is a game about cultivating immortality."
"But unlike those junk games on the market, our core gameplay is just one word: top-up!"
The PPT page turned, and a row of large golden characters suddenly appeared on the screen.
"Breathing fees, time deductions, NPC begging!"
Zhao Qiliang's eyelids twitched wildly, and he suppressed the shock in his heart.
"...Mr. Lu, are you serious?"
Lu Ming clapped his hands: "Of course, I am always serious."
Lu Ming continued to demonstrate the next page.
A rough sketch drawn by Lu Ming himself popped up on the screen.
This is a seemingly normal game main interface, but all the details are wrong.
Character information bar:
Name: Mortal A (requires 1 Spirit Stone to change name)
Realm: Qi training level 1 (2 spirit stones are required to upgrade the realm)
Lifespan: 23 years (extending lifespan by 1 year = 5 spirit stones)
Spiritual energy: Three days remaining (1 extra day of breathing = 1 spirit stone)
Zhao Qiliang: “…”
This unprecedented spirit stone system
If his guess was correct, this spirit stone shouldn't be so easy to obtain.
Could it be that Mr. Lu mentioned that he needed to top up his account?
Lu Ming:
"Look, this is the basic system of the game. From the very beginning, we must make players clear on one fact: cultivating immortality requires money!"
Lu Ming continued to explain. He pressed the next page and began to explain the core gameplay.
"In 'Kryptonian Cultivation', every breath consumes spirit stones. This is easy to understand. Cultivation is all about absorbing spiritual energy. Once a character runs out of spirit stones, their cultivation level will regress immediately due to the depletion of spiritual energy!"
Zhao Qiliang's mouth twitched.
"Mr. Lu...that's why players have to keep topping up as soon as they enter the game."
Lu Ming nodded: "Yes, there is no free air in the world of cultivation."
"As you all know, most ordinary cultivation games involve idle practice. I hate this kind of idle practice the most. So, ours is different. We charge by the hour for practice!"
"Qi training period: deduct 1 spirit stone every day"
"Foundation Building Stage: Deduct 10 Spiritual Stones per day"
"Nascent Soul Stage: 100 Spirit Stones deducted every day"
"True cultivation is not just about fighting against the heavens, it's also about fighting against yourself!"
"Which of the Dharma, companions, wealth, and land can be achieved without money?"
Hearing Lu Ming say this,
Zhao Qiliang didn't know what to say anymore.
“…”
That's it, you still dare to say that other people's idle cultivation is a garbage game
When you release this game, does anyone really play it?
Even if someone plays it, how much scolding will they get?
Zhao Qiliang was a little worried about his career future.
I even feel like I should hurry up and pick a nickname.
What if players find out that I'm developing this game under my real name?
He was worried that his peers would dislike him for developing this game.
Now, he is more worried about being found by players!
What is Boss Lu thinking?
I should have done more research earlier!
On the stage, Lu Ming hadn't stopped yet.
"Finally, after the player enters the sect, the NPC will actively ask the player for money!"
"If it's a more powerful sect, just set Vme to 50 to unlock the entry qualification!"
"I've thought of all these lines, you can use them as reference when the time comes!"
The page flipped open, and the reference script set by Lu Ming appeared on the screen:
Senior Brother from the Sect: Junior Brother, I don’t have enough spirit stones to pay the sect offerings recently, please help me fill some gaps.
Sect Elder: I see you have great talent. I'm willing to accept you as my disciple. Please pay the tuition fee of 30,000 spirit stones first!
Sect announcement: Player XX was expelled from the sect due to unpaid fees and has now become a free cultivator. We hope all fellow Taoists will take this as a warning.
"Without spirit stones, you can't even enter the sect!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire conference room fell silent.
Everyone is thinking about one question, will anyone really play this game?
Zhao Qiliang finally couldn't bear it anymore, he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
After following Lu Ming for a long time, he finally said
"Mr. Lu, isn't this a bit too dark?"
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