Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

The result was completely unexpected.

He himself gave up on trying to persuade Fang Yun and planned to just continue playing around like this from now on.

However, his boss suddenly realized this problem after watching yesterday's game and took the initiative to talk to him about it today.

This caught him off guard, but at the same time, it filled him with excitement!
"What do you mean, 'huh'? Just answer whatever I ask you."

Seeing Ah Bai's bewildered expression, Fang Yun glared at him and said.

"Ooh!"

After being glared at by Fang Yun, Pineapple finally realized what was happening and quickly said, "Well... in theory, our Lantingxu team is already quite strong. If we really want to strengthen it further, I think..."

As he spoke, his gaze involuntarily fell on Qianyan on Fang Yun's screen.

See this.

Fang Yun raised an eyebrow and pointed at Qian Yan, who was doing her daily tasks, asking, "You want to strengthen your magic system?"

"Uh... I do have that idea."

Seeing that Fang Yun had seen through his thoughts, Pineapple didn't deny it and nodded, saying, "Our Lantingxu team currently has Ao Ye in charge of physical attacks, and my Fangcun is also decent in terms of sealing. The only weakness is in magic attacks. Many times, I want to pick off enemies, but I have to give up because the magic output is not enough..."

"Well, you continue."

Listening to Pineapple's explanation, Fang Yun nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

"So if we're going to strengthen the team, magic-based characters are definitely the top priority, followed by support characters. There's no way around it, the support role relies too much on special skills, and if you don't invest enough, it's hard to be good at everything."

Now that things had started, Pineapple stopped dawdling and began to seriously explain her thoughts.

Listening to Pineapple's analysis, Fang Yun's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

In fact, even if Pineapple hadn't said anything, he had already seen the weaknesses of this lineup.

As the pineapple said.

The biggest deficiency in the current lineup of Lantingxu is a top-tier magic system.

For a long time, the Martial God Altar, though called a server-wide competition, was actually more like a stage for physical damage stars to shine.

the reason is simple.

Physics-based classes, especially those dealing area-of-effect damage, can unleash visually striking damage once their gear is up to par, easily attracting a large following.

And that's why.

This led players during this period to particularly favor physics-based games, believing that physics was the only orthodox approach.

But those who truly understand the game Fantasy Westward Journey know this.

In the matter of PK (player versus player).

Physics is just the skin, magic is the bone!
Since magic-based classes focus on area-of-effect damage, their damage output is naturally inferior to that of physical-based classes.

However, this does not mean that the importance of the legal system is less than that of the physical system.

Quite the opposite.

Even if a team lacks physical strength, it can still win as long as other aspects are in place.

However, if a team's magic-based heroes underperform, winning the game becomes much more difficult.

And that’s why.

The reason is that there are many ways to deal with physical attacks in the current game, but apart from the exorbitantly priced Arhat's Golden Bell, there are basically no ways to deal with magic attacks.

In other words.

Compared to physical damage dealers who are easily targeted, a powerful magic damage dealer can provide far more consistent damage output.

Nowadays, every top-tier team will inevitably have one or more top-tier magic-based players.

The Preface to the Orchid Pavilion is an exception.

Although the Lantingxu team was assembled by Fang Yun.

But aside from building the final framework and providing a super physics system like the Great Lord.

He basically didn't participate in the subsequent developments.

Therefore, if Pineapple wants to build a truly competitive and effective team, it must find ways to fill the gaps in other positions.

But this kind of thing is easier said than done.

Top-level physics cloud computing is readily available.

Even a top-tier sealing-type pineapple can handle this on its own.

The only exception is the top-tier magic system, which is now without Fang Yun's overpowered advantage.

On his own, he can only recruit magic users who meet the basic strength requirements; anything stronger is up to chance.

Clearly, the Pineapple, or rather the Orchid Pavilion region, has been unlucky, and so far, no truly top-tier magic-based character has emerged.

After all, physical attackers rely on divine artifacts, while magical attackers rely on divine chains.

Whether it's a divine artifact or a divine chain, whether you get it or not depends entirely on luck; it's not something you can just get whenever you want it.

Because the team's magic system wasn't strong enough, especially when they reached the level of the regular season or even the All-Star finals.

Pineapple is increasingly feeling that the lack of magic power is creating far too many limitations!
Unable to precisely target and kill, unable to coordinate with pressure to reduce enemy health.

It can be said that the team's weakness in magic-based games led to many matches that could have been won, but were ultimately lost.

It would be impossible for Pineapple not to be upset about this.

So even if Pineapple hadn't said anything, Fang Yun had long realized that if a top-tier magic user could join the team, the Lantingxu team would definitely experience a qualitative leap!
Besides the fact that the French system is weak,

The support role in the Lantingxu team is decent, but only passable.

Well, it's not the best, but it's not the worst either.

The support role relies heavily on special skills, it's no exaggeration to say.

A top-tier support character clad in powerful special abilities possesses the power to manipulate events at will!
However, it is clear that the current aids for the Lanting Preface cannot achieve this at all.

Of course.

In fact, it's not just Lantingxu; many other strong teams are also in a similar predicament regarding support roles.

After all, creating a top-tier mage only requires a single divine chain, but creating a top-tier support requires a full set of powerful divine gear.

As a damage-dealing class, there are already many players who play it, which leads to a higher probability of producing top-tier players.

Support characters, on the other hand, lack powerful damage-dealing methods.

Unless you're truly passionate about it, far fewer people are willing to invest a lot of money than they actually produce.

Of course.

After all, the Lantingxu team still had the senior monk, Master Shan, in charge.

Shanye's equipment was almost entirely purchased wholesale from Fang Yun, so his strength was beyond doubt.

That's why Pineapple puts reinforcements and support in second place. With Shan Ye around, this area is sufficient for now, even without reinforcements.

But in Fang Yun's view...

The support role in a team cannot be filled by just one top-tier support player.

Don't say anything else.

Take the Underworld sect for example.

Because of the importance of minor deaths, transformation cannot replace them.

Although the Lantingxu team currently includes members from the Underworld, their strength is only so-so and cannot compare to the top-tier Underworld members in Bianliang City 2008 or even Baihua Village.

Therefore, the support position still needs to be strengthened if there is an opportunity, otherwise it will inevitably backfire sooner or later.

As for why Fang Yun clearly saw the weaknesses of the Lantingxu team long ago, he still made Pineapple say it out loud.

That's because Pineapple is the commander of the Lantingxu team, even though Fang Yun is the boss.

But he still prefers to respect the commander's ideas.

If Pineapple's idea differs from his, he will definitely prioritize the other person's idea.

Fortunately, it seems that the two players are basically in complete agreement on the positions the team needs to strengthen.

"Magic and support..."

After a moment of brainstorming, Fang Yun nodded, chin in hand, and then clapped his hands, saying, "OK, I'll try to find some time to get these two positions sorted out for you as soon as possible!"

"Ah, so fast?"

Upon hearing his words, A-Bai was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "Actually, I'm not in a hurry, Brother Cheng. The current strength of our Lantingxu team is still quite guaranteed. Even without strengthening the team, I'm confident that we can win a few more championships!"

"You're not worried, but I am!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun said irritably, "That's just how I am. Once something's on my mind, I want to resolve it as soon as possible. But don't panic. I already said I'd make time, which means I'm busy right now. I'll let you know when we're really going to get started."

"Ooh!"

After hearing what he said, Pineapple understood and nodded to show that she knew.

In reality, although he said he wasn't in a hurry, he was actually frantic inside!
He couldn't wait for Fang Yun to take action immediately. After all, the sooner the team was strengthened, the sooner he could get out of the gloom and have more confidence to face Abai again in 2008.

But at the same time, he also knew in his heart that...

My boss is a very busy person; he can't possibly be focused solely on the Lanting Preface.

Don't say anything else.

Let's talk about his small corner of Yishui Snow Mountain.

Although I don't know much about Pineapple, I do know that my boss has recently become quite obsessed with this little square inch account, and it seems that he has invested a lot of money in it.

Based on his understanding of his own boss.

This person is very rich, but he doesn't like to waste money.

Since he has already invested a lot of money in Snow Mountain Small Square Inch.

That means he'll definitely keep playing in the snow mountain until he at least breaks even.

In this situation.

If Pineapple were to ask the other party to take the time to strengthen the Lantingxu team first, that would truly demonstrate a lack of emotional intelligence.

"Alright, that's settled for now. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I'll stay here and farm some equipment for fun."

After finalizing the reinforcement plan for the Lantingxu team with Pineapple.

Fang Yun waved to signal that the other party could leave, and then controlled Qianyan, who had finished her daily tasks, to go to the rooftop, open the warehouse and start rummaging through the equipment inside.

"Well... I don't have anything to do for the moment, can I stay and watch for a while?"

Seeing that Fang Yun was telling him to leave, Pineapple was about to slip away, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, she stopped abruptly and turned back, saying somewhat embarrassedly.

If Fang Yun was planning to start a live stream or was busy with other things, he would definitely have left immediately.

But since the other party said they wanted to farm equipment, he felt it was necessary for him to stay and observe.

no way.

If there's one thing he doesn't understand and admires most about Fang Yun so far, it's the incredible drop rate of equipment Fang Yun gets!
He had spent quite a bit of time with Fang Yun and knew very well that although Fang Yun did have some connection with Wang Yi, there was no interaction of interest between them within the game.

In other words.

He's so good at playing Fantasy Westward Journey, entirely because of his own skill (and talent).

But that's precisely why Pineapple is even more curious.

They were clearly spending money and playing the game just like the other normal players.

But why is it that when he creates a fantasy art style, it's so different from everyone else's?

Out of curiosity, Pineapple was always the first to come and watch whenever Fang Yun farmed equipment in the club.

Before Pineapple joined the club, this position had been occupied by Abai for a long time.

"Just watch it if you want."

Seeing that Pineapple wanted to stay and watch him farm equipment, Fang Yun, who was already used to it, casually shrugged and then focused his attention on the screen.

At this moment, Qianyan had already collected a batch of equipment and was rushing towards the location of the Kidney-Selling Bridge.

Fang Yun always says he's not superstitious, but to everyone in the club, that's just him lying to himself.

Not to mention far away.

Take the place name "Chasing Dreams Bridge" for example.

If everyone remembers correctly, it seems that Fang Yun was the one who brought it up, right?
A player who can bring out countless dreamlike and famous gambling spots.

You say he's not superstitious? You're kidding me!

Fang Yun, who was not superstitious, had already arrived at the kidney-selling bridge and was looking at the items inside his backpack.

He brought a lot of equipment with him this time, but most of it consisted of weapons.

These weapons are all level 160. Although Qianyan is a demon king, high-damage weapons are chosen to enhance magic-based characters.

Even Qianyan has very demanding requirements for high-damage weapons.

As for why he, a physics major, hasn't even finished getting the 160 weapon for Qiancheng and Qianren yet, he came to help Qianyan get the 160 weapon today.

This is a story that brings tears to my eyes!

Since the new expansion update introduced level 160 weapons.

Fang Yun has never stopped conducting batch appraisals of the 160 weapons.

At first, when he couldn't get the special item that exceeded the limit, he thought the bug had been fixed.

But later, as the number of his identifications increased.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after successfully obtaining several exclusive items that exceeded the limits.

Thank goodness, the bug is still there.

But he soon stopped laughing.

The bug still exists, and weapons can still be obtained by farming special items that exceed the limits.

However, these specialized extreme data are far inferior to the 150 or even 140 he once achieved.

In other words, the limit was exceeded, but only by a tiny bit.

At first, Fang Yun thought it was because he was unlucky that he didn't reach a higher value.

But now several months have passed.

He farmed level 160 weapons batch after batch, spending piles and piles of money.

However, the data range of the 160-specific ultra-extreme weapon has always been stuck at an awkward position, unable to go any further.

This made him increasingly suspicious that although the bug had not been fixed by the official team, a layer of restriction code had been added by them.
of course.

He couldn't directly ask Wang Yi about this, given their relationship... well, let's just say it wasn't...

Many things are better left unsaid; once they're said, the meaning is lost.

Unable to ask anyone for help, and unable to find the weapon he wanted through gameplay.

This has caused him to go increasingly bald lately, and he's even started making worst-case scenario plans—

If it turns out that there is really no way to go any further, then he will have to start thinking about how to choose the main weapons for the main accounts he has in the future.

But before making the worst-case scenario plan, he still followed his usual practice and prepared to make a few last few attempts.

Giving Qianyan, a magic-based character, a level 160 weapon was one of his last attempts.

He prepared a total of 20 level 160 weapons for Qianyan today.

Twenty level 160 weapons may not seem like many.

But you should know that all of these weapons were made from the most advanced materials.

Fang Yun put in a lot of effort to deal with these primordial bodies, staying up several nights in a row to complete the task. (End of Chapter)