You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 221: The Game Development Process is Too Abstract (2-in-1 Order Request)

The sky is filled with fog.

Suddenly, a violent storm appeared on the horizon. The violent storm caused the tentacles of the octopus warrior to dance and twist in the wind.

However, having come here after so much hardship, the Warriors will never give up easily.

He twisted his body and nimbly dodged various divine punishments.

The roar of the goddess Gaia could be heard from the horizon, but the warrior didn't care. At this moment, all he could see was the Ourenpais Mountains.

The warriors of the Spider Clan, the Fish Clan, and the Rat Clan have already reached the summit one after another. He will definitely not bring shame to the Deep Sea Clan.

Although the Holy Mountain and the Gaia Temple had been repeatedly usurped, the goddess Gaia had built a solid fortress around the mountain, but this was no problem for the warriors.

The tentacles gradually climbed up the thick walls of the fortress, then tied and wrapped around it tightly.

Boom! Boom!
The fortress walls quickly crumbled.

The octopus warrior's torso quickly coiled around and climbed up the mountainside.

The geology of the holy mountain is too soft and smooth, and the Earth Goddess launched a divine punishment, causing the ground to shake continuously.

In order to keep a firm grip on the ground, the warrior used the suction cups on his arms.

chirp~
When the suction cup stuck to the ground, the entire earth shook even more violently.

From the distant dusk skyline, the roar of the god Gaia was heard!

boom! boom! boom!
From the sky, huge rocks kept falling as divine punishment. In order to avoid being thrown from the halfway point of the holy mountain, the warriors held on to the ground even harder.

Finally, after going through untold hardships, the warrior destroyed the temple on the top of the mountain and found Gaia's secret treasure.

The moment they saw the secret treasure, the deep-sea warriors were filled with emotion.

In order to seize the secret treasure as quickly as possible, he used the largest suction cup on his arm to suck the secret treasure towards him.

Boo~chiu!
At the moment of sucking up the secret treasure——

Boom! Boom! Boom!

An unprecedented earthquake erupted on the Holy Mountain. In the distance, the massive body of the god Gaia roared and plummeted beyond the horizon...

……

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Su, who had just finished this nightmare, woke up from his chair in the restaurant.

She looked around and found that Liu Mengyuan and other Taoyuan Township employees had already gone back. At this moment, only the bodyguard sisters and Xia Shangyu were by her side.

"Sister Susu, it's okay. We've already grilled and eaten the entire box of octopus. We've avenged you."

The bodyguard sister licked the corner of her mouth with satisfaction.

Wang Su lowered his head to look at his collar. His clothes were already wet with the octopus' slime.

She touched the blush on her face that had not yet faded and sighed.

After four Waterloo experiences, she has now completely given up on using this method to fool Liu Mengyuan.

"How's the progress on your end? Have you asked Mr. Lu Yu what he thinks?"

"No, I didn't have time."

Xia Shangyu smiled awkwardly. She didn't say that the reason why Wang Su encountered such an embarrassing situation was all because of Lu Yu's seemingly unintentional mistake.

Wang Su sighed and gently stroked the wet clothes in front of him.

In fact, she only realized now that cheating and deceiving could not solve any problems.

Even if Liu Mengyuan can be scared away by intimidation now, as long as their bond is unsevered, these two young people will sooner or later become like dry firewood and raging fire.

In a sense, her fate every time was probably a punishment from fate for her unjust actions.

"I will fly back to Shenzhou tomorrow and personally apologize to the chairman."

"Have you given up?" Xia Shangyu raised her eyebrows.

"Yes." Wang Su's voice was firm.

"I'll go back on the same plane with you tomorrow..."

For Xia Shangyu, the meal just now was not in vain. Through the conversation with Lu Yu, Xia Shangyu also strengthened her determination.

……

At the same time, the hotel where Taoyuan Township employees stayed.

Tonight is the last night of this one-month team-building trip.

Employees happily shared their travel experiences in the company's group.

Whether it was the primeval forests of Xishuangbanna, the feasting and meditation in the villages, or the subsequent trips to Dali, Lijiang and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, they all left unforgettable travel marks in their hearts.

At this time, in the group of the Super Time and Space Moe Girl project team, this discussion was particularly heated.

Copywriter Xu Qin:

"During the dinner tonight, I heard from many seniors in the company that our CEO Lu, as a veteran, particularly likes to hint at game development while enjoying himself.

Previously, we had already added a lot of new elements to the game by fighting elephants in the rainforest.

But after that, all we did was visit ancient cities and snow-capped mountains, which basically has nothing to do with transcending time and space to save the world. What should we do now?"

"..."

The other developers in the group also fell silent.

This wasn't the first time they were stumped.

It can be said that the entire development process of this game is quite abstract.

They are either doing all kinds of embarrassing and harsh work in the company, or they are letting their imagination run wild while eating, drinking and having fun outside.

Especially Miss Wan Xiaotong, it seems that no matter how unconventional her ideas are, President Lu will support her unconditionally.

At this time, Wan Xiaotong, who had been watching everyone's discussion in silence, started to say some second-year dialogue in the group again that no one could understand.

The official translator, Xu Qin, quickly translated Wan Xiaotong's words into plain language and displayed them in the chat group:

First of all, "Super Time and Space Cute Girl Appreciation Guide" is a fantasy world that travels through time and space.

Players will travel through three time anchors: "ancient", "modern" and "future".
The time anchor point of "modern times" takes place in the Lan Ya continent, a sword and magic world with a medieval background.

In the center of this continent, the Kingdom of Cecil regularly organizes exotic food events, inviting cute girls to taste food from different worlds.

To put it bluntly, it means eating in the game.

These delicacies also have their own characteristics.

For example, scrambled dragon eggs with tomatoes, steamed slime and pumpkin soup, roasted goblins, rare sizzling minotaur, etc...

Players can not only eat these delicacies, but also participate in gardening, farming and hunting, and create their own exclusive dishes. The recipe will even be named after the player who invented the dish.

This food festival can also be used as a permanent activity in the game.
In the middle and later stages of the game, travelers from other time and space will participate in this event. Creatures from different time and space and cultural backgrounds will have the honor of being stewed in the same pot by players...

After listening to Xu Qin's endless explanation of Wan Xiaotong's imagination, everyone in the project group was amazed.

Yao Jun laughed and said, "No wonder when we were having a feast in the village, I saw Miss Wan Xiaotong always writing something in her little notebook."

Du Biao, the server programmer of the project team, complained again:
"Ah, this sounds like a more complex gameplay than Feast Simulator, involving a lot of player-defined elements. If Miss Producer lets loose with her imagination, the programmers will be going bald."

Liu Mengyuan:
"When the game "Super Time and Space Moe Girl" was first launched, its main feature was randomness.
Since cute girls and weapons are randomly generated in this world, it wouldn't hurt to randomly generate some recipes as well."

Chu Xiong: "After Zhang Fan and I return to the company, we will try to improve the Taoyuan Kaiwu engine. It just so happens that after the popularity of "Feast Simulator", many small and medium-sized developers are trying out our game engine, so our technical team has also received a lot of user feedback data."

……

Seeing everyone's heated discussion, Xu Qin said anxiously:

"Everyone, don't worry, Miss Xiaotong has another opinion." After that, she continued to translate Wan Xiaotong's words in the group:
“In the game’s plot, located at the “Ancient” anchor point, there is the ancient capital of the lost ancient kingdom “Griffin”.

Therefore, in the game's plot, we can design a series of "Ancient City Creed" missions.

After all, this is an action game where players need to lead their cute friends to climb the ancient city tower, find a special bird's-eye view point, and overlook the panoramic view.

After that, you can quickly move between the various bird's-eye view points in the city.

Of course, the role of the cute girls will also be reflected in the process of completing this task, and cooperation between the cute girls is required.

In addition, there can also be a series of quests about the witch's prophecy.

In the ancient city in the game, there is a space-time shrine that has been passed down from generation to generation by the "Rope Maiden".

Players can search for the mysterious "Witch" in the Witch Alley, undertake prophecy quests, and obtain clues about future missions and hidden teleportation points.

This process is also accompanied by many puzzle elements.

As for the third epic mission, it is the "Acting City Lord" series of missions.

In the background of the game, the ancient city of Griffin was destroyed due to the protracted Warcraft tribal war.

Players will act as acting city lords, traveling through time and space, bringing various ancient decorative items from various civilizations to add color to the ancient city, giving it a second life and increasing its prosperity.

As the prosperity of the ancient city is restored, many legendary ancient cute girls will appear.

Even mythical cute girls like "Nuwa", "Eve" and "Himiko" appear.

……

Chuxiong posted a shameful expression in the group:

"From what Miss Wan said, it seems she wants to add Assassin's Creed and Cities: Skylines to our action game?"

“It’s an open-world action game.”

Liu Mengyuan added,

"I personally support Miss Wan's ideas. After all, this game is Taoyuan Township's next-generation flagship, and its mission is to compete head-on with Mileyougang in the Tianzun Cup."

Ye Kun, the level planner of the project team, said:

"I understand your original intention of wanting to make this game great, but the Tianzun Cup is just around the corner. If all these designs were to be restored to the game, the cost and time would probably be quite high."

Liu Mengyuan:
"That's not a problem. Have you all forgotten? Mr. Lu said from the very beginning when he started the project that regardless of cost and investment, the company will spend as much as it can.

In short, it’s all in, all in!

Based on the company's system of reducing efficiency and increasing costs, if everyone is struggling, we will not hesitate to expand."

With Liu Mengyuan's support, everyone felt reassured and no one in the group objected anymore.

……

Xu Qin interrupted at this time:

"Um, sorry to interrupt, Miss Wan still has some ideas about the trip to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain that she hasn't shared yet."

Then, she began to explain Wan Xiaotong's design:
Snow Mountain Adventure Mission

Players can accept the "Snow Mountain Adventure Mission" to challenge different areas of the snow mountain in the ancient anchor point, unlock hidden adventure stories and obtain special equipment.

Embark on a Treasure Hunt quest in the river valley at the foot of the snow-capped mountains and solve the mystery of an ancient treasure.

Ice and Snow Skateboard Racing

Players and their cute friends participate in exciting snowboarding competitions, and control the boat to cross the cold river while avoiding obstacles and monster attacks to improve the team's sprint skills.

River Valley Camping Survival Challenge

Players need to experience camping life in the valley, cope with various natural conditions, and improve the team's survival skills.

Cross a single-plank bridge at the top of a snowy mountain, taking on balance and movement challenges simultaneously to improve the team's balance skills.

Participate in fierce snowball fights to hone your team's reaction speed and combat skills.

……

After listening to Wan Xiaotong's ideas, everyone was completely convinced.

This also includes "Uncharted" and "Stardew Valley".

There is no doubt that development costs have soared by another order of magnitude.

But since everyone in the company, from management to producers, has no objection, what can these grassroots employees say?

Risk your life for a gentleman!

There was even excitement in their eyes, because they had never done a flagship project of this level in their careers.
Being personally involved in the production of such a masterpiece is exciting enough!
Li Hongmei watched the entire conversation and was secretly sweating in her heart.

I always feel that the entire project team is like they have been injected with chicken blood. I hope the company will not continue to spiral out of control.

……

Next Monday, Liu Group headquarters building, chairman's office.

Liu Lan sat at her desk as usual.

But at this moment, her still charming face was filled with shock and disbelief.

Because at this moment, there was a letter of resignation in front of her.

The signatory of the resignation letter was Xia Shangyu.

"What do you mean? Prank?"

Liu Lan was silent for a long time, and then squeezed out these few words from between his teeth.

It's almost winter, and April Fool's Day is still several months away. What kind of joke is her best friend, who is much older than her, playing on her?

To be honest, Liu Lan felt a little dissatisfied. She had a lot of important things to deal with and had no time to play pranks with this girl.

"Sister Liu, I'm serious."

Xia Shangyu looked directly into Liu Lan's beautiful eyes with a serious expression.

"I would like to formally resign from my positions as the group's chief headhunter and director of business intelligence. I am very grateful for your care for me over the years. Even if I resign from the Liu Group, it will not affect the relationship between us sisters."

Liu Lan was stunned for a while before realizing that Xia Shangyu was not joking.

Xia Shangyu sighed and continued:

"Also, I'm very sorry, Sister Liu, regarding the poaching of Taoyuan Township employees. I've failed to live up to your expectations. This month, I haven't poached a single employee, so in a sense, I can say I'm resigning."

She smiled to herself.

Liu Lan felt something was wrong. Her good sister had always been loyal to the group over the years. She had fought for the group for many years and made great contributions.

It’s not that large companies outside haven’t tried to recruit her, but she has always insisted on staying in the Liu Group.

In her own words, after staying in one place for too long, she doesn't like to move.

Who forced Xia Shangyu to resign with what tempting conditions?
"From your confident tone, it seems like you've already found a new employer. Would you mind telling me about it?"

Liu Lan sneered.

Xia Shangyu looked a little guilty and didn't dare to look directly into Liu Lan's eyes.

It was this insignificant detail that shocked Liu Lan.

Is it...

Soon, Xia Shangyu's words confirmed her guess.

"Sorry, Sister Liu, I have accepted Mr. Lu's offer and will soon be joining Taoyuan Township."

(End of this chapter)