[Sprawling Metropolis's Second Large-Scale Event! Get online quick!]
[What's with Archdream giving out the 'Mind Cube'? Is this an AI giveaway?]
[“Specific NPC,” limited to 'Frost Snow Project' characters? Or can it be any NPC in Sprawling Metropolis too?]
[Doesn't Sprawling Metropolis have those machine girls who do stripteases? Can we enlighten them?]
[I want to use it on a male NPC!]
[Stop the nonsense! Get the reward first! We're about to get blown up if you don't come support us!]
… …
Within Dream Tidelands, posts sprouted like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Some were discussing the 'Mind Cube,' something that looked incredibly overpowered.
Others were players on the wasteland, nearly driven mad, desperately calling for reinforcements.
The pressure was too immense!
From the bottom of the cliff all the way to Silver City, it would take over half an hour by motorcycle.
Now, they had to lay the tracks all the way through endless waves of ants, then get the train loaded with supplies and energy from Sprawling Metropolis to Silver City…
The difficulty was off the charts!
The longer the rails, the steeper the difficulty!
The ant swarms also kept getting stronger during the battle.
Before, a single fire could easily burn them to death, but only half an hour later, fire-resistant, specialized, fiery-red ant swarms appeared.
Although they weren't a large proportion, their destructive power was immense.
Fire walls were completely unable to stop their advance!
And as soon as they withstood the flames, they could rapidly destroy the newly laid tracks!
Players had to form grenadier squads specifically targeting these special ants.
But as the battle lines stretched, the grenadiers were running ragged.
Want to form more?
Not enough supplies!
Increase logistics?
Even less logistics!
— No matter the game, players willing to do logistics are always a minority.
—
After 40 minutes, the ant swarms broke through the rear defenses and destroyed a large section of track and supplies.
Players had to turn back and reclaim that section, relaying the tracks.
An hour later, the ants' 'transformation' was even more exaggerated—even monsters from the 'Monster Hunter' trailer began to appear.
Bigger and more lethal!
— A Rathalos made of ants could even breathe fire!
[Explosive Ants]
One or two of these exploding is like a tickle; the damage is almost nonexistent.
But if they gathered together and exploded, the power was no less than a grenade!
Players had to start paying attention to defense.
Discarded riot shields and bulletproof vests began to come in handy.
… …
As time passed, the battle lines stretched further and further, and defense and resupply became more and more difficult.
But the opponents only got stronger and stronger, and the 'units' became more and more complex.
As the players fought, their progress stalled.
People kept dying, but the track remained stuck at 50% progress, not only unable to break through but occasionally falling back below 50%.
“Need people! Need people!! We can't hold on anymore!”
“Hey! The logistics base has been raided! Return and defend!”
“It's fine if we don't have tanks, but don't we even have armored vehicles? I want to run over these things!”
… …
Countless people shouted, with both the front and rear lines calling for help.
“This won't do,” Heroic Sniper jettisoned an empty fuel canister.
The nozzle of the flamethrower in his hand had been burned red, and he was suffering from the negative status of [Dehydration].
“We need to call for people!”
“We're already calling, we've been calling the whole time!” Orange Juice emptied the grenade launcher in his hand.
“No, I mean, call for a commander!” Heroic Sniper shook his head. “We need a commander to organize everyone, otherwise it's too chaotic, we can't bring out our combat power, and we'll even interfere with each other!”
He had seen more than once logistics personnel transporting supplies collide with combatants supporting the front lines.
They yielded to each other, greatly reducing their speed.
They even interfered with each other, allowing the ant swarms to find an opportunity to rush in and massacre them!
“Do you know any reliable commanders?” Orange Juice asked.
“I didn't before, but now…” Heroic Sniper once again marveled at his own brilliance. “Haha, you wait, I'm going to get the commander of the 'Iron Blood Company' to come over right now!”
“Cover me for a bit!”
Heroic Sniper boldly took off his VR glasses, leaving his character on the fierce battlefield, took out his phone, and started contacting Luo Zicheng.
He was a local now!
… …
… …
At the same time, several people stood on the edge of the cliff, shocked as they looked at the incredibly intense battlefield below.
One person couldn't help but say, “Is this still a game?”
Another person shook his head. “It's already a full-scale war!”
“Why is Archdream doing such a large-scale event? How much computing power does this cost?”
Lu Ming pondered briefly and guessed, “The previous large-scale event in Sprawling Metropolis was to promote 'Monster Hunter.' Now, supporting Silver City is to promote 'Frost Snow Project,' right? Isn't the game about to be ”
“This is too extravagant!”
“More than extravagant, the technical power is truly terrifying!”
“'Frost Snow Project' new version… this treatment is too good.”
“When we go to Archdream to develop new projects, will we also have this kind of [large-scale event] for promotion before release?”
“Now that you mention it… I'm getting a little fired up!”
“Yeah! Boss, when are you finally leaving?”
… …
The several subordinates who had already left Magic Bean Games were getting more and more excited!
They couldn't wait to start working immediately.
But they just couldn't.
Because Lu Ming hadn't resigned yet.
— They could just leave after submitting their resignation applications and waiting for the 30-day period to expire.
Lu Ming wasn't so easy.
Over the past month, Fei Zhiyuan had been constantly communicating with him and even mobilized his subordinates to play the sympathy card, blocking the final resignation process.
He tried every possible way to make him stay.
This made Lu Ming very uncomfortable.
It also left the 11 subordinates who had already resigned with a question mark over their heads.
After a few seconds of silence, Lu Ming said something shocking: “Now.”
“?” The others looked at him in surprise.
Lu Ming had already taken off his VR glasses, took out his phone, opened the draft box, found the public letter he had written long ago, and chose to publish it.
After publishing it, he didn't want to see the subsequent reaction.
He directly turned off his phone and threw it aside, put back on his VR glasses, and said:
“It's done.”
“Let's go, let's go support too!”
After speaking, he shouldered a box of ammunition and boarded a railcar, joining the logistics team.
Although surprised, the people behind him also carried supplies and followed.
—
Dear Player Friends:
Hello.
I am Lu Ming, the former chief planner of 'God Bird'.
I have resigned from the position of chief planner of 'God Bird' three days ago. After completing the last few procedures, I will also leave Magic Bean Games Company.
Please rest assured, player friends of 'God Bird'.
My departure will not affect the subsequent development and operation of 'God Bird'.
In fact, the content development of the last two versions of 'God Bird' has not been led by me.
Thank you for the past four years together.
I also look forward to meeting again in the future.
— Lu Ming ()
—
Lu Ming was by no means an unknown person.
As the chief planner of 'God Bird,' he was quite well-known in the gaming circle.
However, in recent months, his reputation had rapidly deteriorated—
The scale of the new characters in 'God Bird' suddenly became larger. Some players were happy to see it happen, while naturally others were greatly upset.
The old players who invested the most emotion, as well as a large number of female players, were extremely dissatisfied with the shift in 'God Bird'.
Dissatisfied with the game, who to spray?
Of course, spray Lu Ming, the chief planner!
Lu Ming remained silent and silently shielded Fei Zhiyuan, the boss.
This led to a rapid deterioration of his reputation among players.
From a game developer with 'ideals,' 'dedication,' and 'emphasis on players,' he became a businessman who 'only looked at money,' a 'slave to revenue,' and 'didn't care about the game at all'.
Until now, Lu Ming publicly released this farewell letter.
Only then did the players realize that they seemed to have scolded the wrong person—
“What's the situation? Why is he suddenly leaving?”
“The last two versions weren't led by you? Were you deprived of power?”
“I was saying, 'God Bird' has been fine for four years, how did it suddenly start edging?!”
“Sorry, I scolded the wrong person. So who should we scold now?”
“Need to ask? Scold the boss of Magic Bean! That Fei Zhiyuan! He doesn't understand games and messes around! And forces away meritorious officials!”
“@FeiZhiyuan, your mother is dead!”
