Chapter 16 The leeks started moving on their own!

The forum of "Natural Disaster Online".

It’s only been an hour since the game was officially launched, but there are already dozens of pages of posts about the closed beta experience!

The old man at the entrance of the village: "Brothers! I have tried it for you! The production team of this "Catastrophe Online" is really not bragging! This game is simply awesome!!!"

Pig-Headed Knight: "What the hell! Where's the succubus in the promotional PV!? (Angry)"

Tauren Warrior: "That's right! How come after entering, I'm just a skeleton! (Angry)"

An old man at the entrance of the village: "Damn! You guys are asking too much!"

Gaishi Yingxiong: "That's right! It's enough to be able to move! Fully immersive virtual reality games, something that only existed in science fiction blockbusters decades ago, now you can play it, what else do you need a bicycle for!"

Knowledge explosion: "That's right!"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "To be honest, this production team is really good. Both the lighting effects and the sense of attack are just like the real thing! If it weren't for the fact that I was playing as a skeleton, which reduced the sense of immersion, I couldn't help but suspect that it wasn't a game at all, but a real different world..."

Gou Shi: "Ah X, really? (funny)"

Yiyezhiqiu: "Almost... What kind of ID is this? (sweat)"

The Dragon Emperor Against the Sky: "Tsk! What a bunch of worthless people!"

Jie Ao Yisheng: "It makes my dad laugh to death. If you can brag like that, I will stand on my head and eat shit!"

Knowledge explosion: "%￥#@!"

“…”

Under the most popular post, the comments are refreshed at a rate of almost five per second!

Zhao Jinyan, who was sitting in front of the computer and peeking at the screen, was stunned. He was surprised at the speed of these guys' hands, but also regretted that he acted too slowly and missed the opportunity.

"Fuck... Is this game really that awesome?"

Although he hasn't entered the game yet, just by watching these guys' discussion, he's already itching to get started, and he can't wait to put on his VR glasses and fly in.

This is the most outrageous thing.

He hasn't even played it, but he's already starting to have withdrawal symptoms?

The past is like smoke: "Who knows when the next code will be issued. TT"

Gou Shi: "I don't know, ask the dog planner. (funny)"

Past events are like smoke: "Gah... Are the files deleted during the test? If not, wouldn't you guys who entered first be taking advantage?"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "It's hard to say. I feel that the hardware of this game is already very complete, but there are still some details that need to be debugged. Maybe the public beta will not take too long?"

The past is like smoke: "So how do you feel? Is it fun?"

Yiyezhiqiu: "To be honest, the game is not fun at its current level of completion, and many systems are pretty crude. For example, you can receive quests from NPCs, but you have no idea what rewards you will get after completing the quests! Another example is the poor beginner guide. If you don't use your brain, you won't know what to do when you enter the game, etc..."

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "But then again, Chang'an was not built in a day. Although these problems exist, they are actually minor problems in my opinion. As I said before, the hardware completion of this game is very high, even to an unbelievable degree. You can even regard it as a completely real different world!"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "The perfect physics system, realistic scene destruction function and super intelligent NPC provide players with unparalleled freedom, so much so that the shortcomings I mentioned can even be used as part of the game's selling point... Of course, it would be great if the development team could see my comments and improve them. Adding a currency system and a store function should not be difficult."

Pig-Headed Knight: "Fuck...Isn't this guy an official agent?"

Minotaur Warrior: "+10086."

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "...I won't write a guide next time."

Gaishi Yingxiong: "Don't, brother! I'm paying special attention to you."

Knowledge Explosion: "Me too! I love to see you bragging!"

A Leaf Knows Autumn: "..."

Xiao Wan was not full: "Rat! That rat monster is too ugly... Can the officials please replace it if they see it? It's so big that I can't stand it. TT"

Can’t afford to play: “What?! It’s too big to handle?! I’m small!”

Xiao Wan was not full: "Get lost! (╯‵□′)╯︵┴─┴"

“…”

While everyone was talking about their experiences, a "mastermind" behind "Disaster Online" was also secretly peeking at the screen.

Awesome, bro!

Luo Yan was worrying about how to give out mission rewards to the players, but this "one leaf knows the coming of autumn" man's words suddenly enlightened him.

He can print money out of thin air!

Can't buy anything? This is not normal for a game still in development!

The mall system is still under development, you can buy it when it is ready!

"What's the matter? Lord Demon King!" said the crisp voice in the mirror.

Luo Yan touched his chin and expressed his thoughts.

"I want to create a currency system, such as gold and silver coins, to give players quest rewards... Is this possible for you?"

Youyou was stunned for a moment, then spoke hesitantly.

"Conjure up silver and gold? This... is a bit difficult."

Luo Yan shook his head and said.

"I didn't ask you to conjure up gold. I meant a virtual currency similar to gold and silver coins, understand? The kind that you play with people."

Youyou's eyes lit up.

"As expected of you, Demon Lord! I understand what you mean! Simply put, it means adding an adjustable parameter to the player's character interface, right?"

Luo Yan said casually.

"That's about right. Just do whatever is more convenient for you."

Youyou said excitedly, "Yeah! No problem! By the way, Lord Demon, what should we call our new currency? Gold coins? Silver coins? Or both?"

“It’s too much trouble to have too many different types.”

Luo Yan thought for a moment and then spoke.

"My territory is called the Great Cemetery... let's call it Hell Money."

“…”

"What's wrong?"

“Nothing…” Youyou forced a smile and praised hypocritically, “As expected of you, Demon Lord. Very much like you.”

Luo Yan glanced at the guy in the mirror.

You've only known me for a few days and you already understand my style? While the two were discussing the details of the ghost money, the chat on the forum was still going on, and it quickly turned from complaining about the game mechanism to discussing the game content.

This part is also what Luo Yan is most concerned about.

Although Yoyo can be used as a camera, the area currently covered by the Demon King's Territory is very small, only the area around the statue, and the mine tunnels farther away cannot be seen.

Not to mention the ruins of the maze left by the old demon king. It was pitch black there and he could only barely see a little bit near the entrance.

As for those blind spots shrouded in the "fog of war", Luo Yan could only understand the specific situation through discussions among players.

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "...I received a maze exploration mission from the Demon King, so I went down to the maze to take a look. I found that the situation there was quite shocking! Unlike a narrow mine, it was a huge underground space with solid stone pillars to support the weight. It was incredibly spacious! The only flaw was that there was a group of half-human-high spiders wandering there, and there were also a lot of spider eggs!"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "Although they don't seem to be interested in a skeleton like me, I can feel that their eyes seem to be warning me... If I continue to get close, they will attack."

Xiao Wan is not full: "Why are there either mice or spiders? TT"

Pig-headed Knight: "Wait for a giant cockroach. (smirk)"

The old man at the entrance of the village: "Did you attack?"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "Are you crazy or am I? That's obviously not a creature that a level-0 player can challenge. It gives me the feeling that it must be at least level 10 or even 20!"

Knowledge Explosion: "A wide space... It feels more suitable for a novice village than the mine."

Yiyezhiqiu: "Indeed, I had the same idea at the time. The development team could actually move the Novice Village down a bit. That maze is obviously much more impressive than the mine. But then I thought about it again. Maybe this is also part of the game experience."

The old man at the entrance of the village: "What does that mean? (confused)"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "Super high degree of freedom, almost non-existent novice guidance, and a realistic ecosystem...all these clues show that the game's development team wants us to create our own gaming experience and build our own Demon Lord Territory!"

Minotaur Warrior: "What the hell? Paid tester?!"

Yiyezhiqiu: "You didn't pay either. (squinting)"

Minotaur Warrior: "But I came here for the Succubus! TT"

Gou Shi: "Think about it from another angle. There are already level 10 and 20 giant spiders on the first floor. Who knows, maybe the succubus is in the maze? (Laughing with sidelong eyes)"

Minotaur Warrior: "Brothers! Get on board!!!"

Pig-headed Knight: “Ahhhhh!!!”

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Luo Yan, who was peeking at the screen through the mirror, was surprised.

Good job.

The leeks started moving on their own?

…

The next day.

Luo Yan, who couldn't help but stay up late at night, slept until noon the next day.

Having never been so lazy before, he quickly sat up from the bed and thought deeply.

After last night, his natural disaster system seemed to have completely digested the Demon Lord's Territory, integrating those functions that originally required complex rituals to unlock into the natural disaster system with one click.

It seems that although this God of Machinery is not very good at fighting, he is indeed quite good in terms of technology.

A virus from a thousand years ago actually successfully invaded the operating system of a thousand years later.

At this moment, an idea suddenly popped up in Luo Yan's mind.

Is there a possibility... that the Demon Lord's core is actually a kind of godhood? I heard that the third generation Demon Lord Bayeli was once a Demon Lord...

In other words, Hell has found a way to mass-produce gods? !

As luck would have it, the natural disaster system that the God of Machinery left him was also a divine nature, so the two merged...

The more Luo Yan thought about it, the more horrified he became. He felt like he had unexpectedly discovered something incredible.

Of course, all this was just his imagination.

He has too little information...

Submerging his consciousness into the sea of ​​​​consciousness, Luo Yan carefully confirmed the changes in the natural disaster system and found that the biggest change was in the column of faith value.

As far as he could remember, there was originally only a simple counter, but now there were two more income and expenditure items.

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Faith value: 277 Daily increase: 101~120 Daily consumption: 100]

"The faith value has changed from 377 to 277... Does this mean that summoning a skeleton requires a little faith?"

At the same time, the skeleton soldiers summoned by the Demon Lord also have maintenance costs set.

Although the maintenance cost is not high, it still adds up to a considerable amount.

Originally, the remaining faith value of the Demon Lord's core was not quantified. The Demon Lord could only assess how much faith value he had at his disposal based on the brightness of the crystal and his own experience. However, after the natural disaster system devoured some of the functions of the former, it directly quantified this number.

"This is a convenient function...but isn't the daily increase in faith too small?"

Leiming City is a big city with a population of one million. Are these citizens always so loyal? Perhaps more than half of the 100 points of income were provided by his players.

Luo Yan didn't believe that no one picked up the bowl to eat or put down the bowl to curse. Anyway, he heard many people secretly greeting old man Saint Sis in the pub yesterday.

Logically speaking, those actions should be regarded as selling one's soul to the devil...

"That's really strange."

Just when Luo Yan was puzzled, a row of dark green pop-up windows appeared in front of him.

[Task: Ensure that the average daily online time of current online players is more than 5 hours for three consecutive days. (Current average daily online time: 2 hours and 33 minutes)]

[Reward: 400 closed beta test qualifications. ]

"long."

"What's the matter?"

"Don't give your Demon King any missions."

As if she had guessed that Luo Yan would misunderstand sooner or later, Youyou explained hurriedly.

"No, no, no, Lord Demon, I didn't issue that mission."

Luo Yan frowned slightly.

"What do you mean, is there another godhead in my head?!"

"No, that's a program written in my underlying code. You can think of it as... something that comes with the natural disaster system."

Youyou explained with a helpless smile, but Luo Yan always felt that this guy couldn't continue his story.

With a sigh, he continued.

"Okay, I'll just leave it at that... So what are the triggering conditions for these quests?"

"I don't know either..." Youyou said in a low voice, "But I feel... maybe it will pop up when your progress is slow and give you some motivation to move forward."

Luo Yan: “…”

This is called slow?! 24 hours ago, he was still eating in the cafeteria of the West Tower of Demon King Academy.

"Increase the online time of players... Anyway, just give players something to do, right?"

Although he could also cheat by "idling and sending ghost money", considering the long-term development, he still can't do that.

"It's like this... Youyou thinks everyone still likes you very much. Maybe you can try to meet their expectations? Find something for them to do?"

"knew."

Want to work?

That's easy.

If you have nothing to do, just go dig coal. Anyway, I have to increase my daily activity first.

Luo Yan got up from the bed, tidied his appearance in front of the mirror, and then went to the mine.

The whole mine was filled with a strong smell of blood, probably the blood of the ratmen...

He walked all the way to the deepest part of the mine and came to the core of the Demon Lord's territory that was placed yesterday - the place where he imprisoned the prisoners and where the players were born.

However, when he walked into the eerie and dark mine, what he saw made him freeze in his tracks.

The statue that housed the core of the Demon Lord's territory did not, for some reason, take the shape of the Demon God Bayeli. Instead, a handsome human stood there.

Luo Yan couldn't believe his eyes. He walked forward hurriedly and found his own face on the statue.

broken--

How come I grew up there?! - (asking for a monthly pass~~~)

(End of this chapter)