The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 377 Project Code: "The Ocean" (Please give me a monthly pass at the end of the month!)

Not to mention the audience in the live broadcast room, even the host Han Dong who was sitting next to Lu Ming was stunned.

The live broadcast department and event department of DreamZhu work together.

Although they are all within the Jinghu area, they usually don’t come to the headquarters unless they have nothing to do.

However, since we are all in the same company, we hear rumors every day that the development department, which has the most power and is most valued by the boss in the company, has been getting more and more crazy recently.

But he never expected that it had reached this point!

He wanted to turn around, grab Lu Ming by the collar and ask him: "Do you know that cannons can kill people? ? !"

But now it’s live broadcast.

So I could only try to control my expression and ask, "Is it really necessary... to go to this extent?"

He tactfully advised: "Let's not talk about standing on the boat and getting shot at, hanging in the office and fighting with real knives, isn't that a bit too much?"

From this short video, it is unclear whether the machete is sharpened or not.

But even if it is not sharpened, if this solid scimitar hits your body, it will at least cause bruises.

And judging by the force shown in the video - two people chopping at each other to the point of sparks flying, if one fails, one could potentially break a bone!
It's really risky!

Aren’t you afraid of getting hurt and delaying the construction period?
Unexpectedly, facing his tactful persuasion, Lu Ming did not hesitate for a second.

He said firmly: "Of course it is necessary!"

"We don't know enough about the specific mechanism of the dream machine, but one thing is certain—"

“[Feelings] can be incorporated into the development process as part of the game’s feedback.”

"But if we create feelings that we have never experienced and rely entirely on our imagination, the authenticity will be seriously distorted."

"If you rely on similar experiences to piece together the results, you may end up making a mistake that could lead to a huge error!"

“So the easiest and most effective way is to experience it yourself!”

“Only by making adjustments based on this can we bring the most perfect experience to players!”

Lu Ming spoke righteously, his face full of "everything for the players", seemingly without any selfless motives.

Han Dong was also convinced at first and nodded subconsciously.

But just as he was about to say, "There's nothing we can do about it," he realized a "loophole" -

"That makes sense, but there's no need to get bombed, right?!"

"Can't the feelings of impact, vibration, shaking, and smoke be combined together?"

"Of course you can." Lu Ming did not deny it, "But this kind of patchwork is like weaving a basket with thorns. There will always be tiny holes. It is fine for normal use, but it cannot draw water."

"Specifically speaking, the gaming experience is that the sense of immersion and realism is a little bit worse."

“But the time required to add this little bit of experience is more than the workload of ‘weaving the whole basket’.”

“It’s much easier to experience it in person!”

Lu Ming said sincerely to Han Dong, and to all the viewers through the camera lens, and more importantly, to his colleagues in the Finance, Human Resources, Security, and Health departments of Dream Building:
"Trust me! Build a few ships, board them and blow them up. The value of the [perceptual assets] you can obtain will far exceed the cost!"

“Oh, [perception assets] is a term we just started using, similar to [art assets] and [special effects assets].”

Now Han Dong was speechless.

After taking a look at the comments, I read out the most representative one: "An audience member asked: In order to speed up the construction period, forcing employees to bear risks, isn't it too much to treat employees as human beings?"

Lu Ming quickly explained: "There is no such thing as forced boarding!"

"I will be on board too! As the captain, I will stand on the deck and watch the cannons fire with my own eyes!"

"It's the same with employees. Only those who are physically fit and willing will get on board."

"Besides, the company also has high personal accident insurance."

Han Dong was silent.

He knows this.

He joined DreamWorks last month and thought it was a great company because it provided employees with generous benefits. In addition to regular insurance, each person also received a personal accident insurance policy as standard.

——So this thing is not to prevent car accidents on the way to work, but to prevent employees from committing suicide by themselves???
Are the people in the development team so crazy now?
He was curious, so he asked, "How many people are willing to participate now?"

"You asked the wrong question." Lu Ming shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Han Dong was puzzled.

"You should ask: How many people don't want to participate? The answer is 11."

"Initially, eight people came up with the idea while eating in the cafeteria, and soon others came to us and wanted to participate."

"After that, more and more people wanted to join, and even people from other departments approached us to join."

"In the end, only 11 people in our department did not actively ask to join. In addition, among those who signed up, we rejected several people who did not meet the physical fitness requirements."

Han Dong was greatly enlightened.

Now, in his eyes, the "development team" - at least the [Black Flag] development team - has become synonymous with desperadoes.

The audience also expressed similar thoughts:
"So now the whole team is full of psychopaths?"

"I'm so touched. Is this the corporate culture of building dreams?"

"Corporate culture? Do you mean [considering the players wholeheartedly] or [devoting one's life to making games]?"

"It's too crazy! But it's crazy in a good way! Only by being crazy can you achieve great things! Without madness, you can't live!"

"So when can I buy this game?" "It's decided! I will go to Ningzhou to check it out when the ship is built!"

"Excuse me, do you accept player crew members on board? I also want to experience a real-life naval battle!"

"How can mental illness be transmitted through the live broadcast room???"

……

Although the audience had different attitudes, the discussion enthusiasm was extremely high!

Lu Ming then took the opportunity to bring up the final point of this special program:

“As you can see! Our development team is fully committed to the development of the new game!”

"Project code: The Ocean!"

——A clear name can anchor everyone’s memory of the new game and is very helpful for promotion.

“We assure you that although our construction period will inevitably be extended due to the emergence of the Dream Machine in order to provide the ultimate gaming experience, we will definitely not let you wait too long!”

"Within this year! We must meet!"

"Well, this special episode of [Ocean Survival Competition] ends here!"

“Thank you for watching!”

The live broadcast did not end immediately, but switched to the Caribbean scenery shot by the development team, leaving players five minutes of discussion time before it officially ended.

At the same time as the live broadcast ended, hot topics such as [Dream of New Game], [The Ocean], [Jinghu Pirate Ship], [Hanging in the Office], [Crazy Developers], etc. quickly swept the entire gaming circle!
Almost everyone is enthusiastically discussing this game in development.

Longcheng Feijiang was particularly excited!

Now everyone knows that his "Miracle Night" in which he rushed to the 50th floor of the Sky Arena in one night, and his feat of "breaking an ant colony with one punch" in supporting the Silver City event, were both due to his early exposure to the Dream Machine.

And with the help of the dream machine, he learned the [Psychic ability].

This allowed him to master the power beyond the version in advance!
But whenever his fans asked him “What does it feel like to use telekinesis?”, he was always at a loss for words.

Because in his feeling, the muscles tightened and the pores dilated at the same time - a bit like the feeling of taking a sauna.

But not that hot.

I just felt that my body was wrapped by a warm object - depending on the force I applied, it felt like water flow and air flow.

When you burst out with all your strength, heat will flow between your muscles, and this airflow outside the body will also explode.

When destroying large targets, gorgeous sound and visual effects are superimposed, which is so cool!

But if it is a small confrontation in the ring, it seems to be a little lacking in meaning.

He had always found it difficult to describe that subtle sense of disharmony.

Now after listening to Lu Ming's analogy, he finally understood!
"It turns out that [telepathy] does not exist in reality. What I experienced was a feeling that Boss Xu pieced together using other feelings!"

"Using this kind of power to explode is like using a bamboo basket to hold stones. It works very well."

"But if it is used in micro-management, it will become like drawing water with a bamboo basket, which is just a little bit off."

"In short - the more brutal, the more real, the more intense, the more exciting!"

The netizens were a little confused: "What are you so excited about?"

"If there is no ability in real life, how can I experience it in the game?"

“Isn’t this something we should regret?”

……

Long Chengfei immediately shook his head: "You guys are underestimating Zhumeng and Boss Xu!"

"In order to enhance the gaming experience, they even wanted to take the risk of using artillery fire!"

"Then we can't just ignore the flaws of these extraordinary abilities!"

“Even if it takes ten times longer to fine-tune it, they will definitely get it right!”

"It's even possible that Boss Xu will come up with some new technology in the future to solve this problem once and for all!"

Long Cheng Feijiang became more and more excited as he spoke, and couldn't help but clench his fists.

Silver-white flames like flowing water wrapped around his fist, and the swirling airflow made his hair fly!
——The top-secret test has ended, but he is different from the Heroic Sniper, Qihuahua, and Huodao. He is a permanent tester and can still use the dream machine after everyone else has left.

"It's decided. Let's go to [Sky Arena] again tonight!"

[Ocean Survival Competition] During the audition stage, you only need to be online for more than 4 hours a day. Longcheng Feijiang has already been online for 8 hours. There is no need to farm online like Qihuahua, so you can naturally do other things.

He got up and took action immediately.

The fans also immediately became excited:

"It's been so long, and you finally figured it out!"

"With your muscles, why are you playing Ocean Survival? Just get into the top 100 in the arena and you'll win!"

"Go, go, go, let them know who is the king of the Sky Arena!"

"Hurry up! Now a group of people are fighting with their spirits. They are pure evil! Go and kill them quickly!"

"Here I come! I have 18000 credit points left, I'm going to bet them all on you! If I have only one point left, I lose!"

"All in! We must all in!"

(End of this chapter)