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

Chapter 257 The Secret at the Top of the World Tree (2 in 1 Order)

Afterwards, Xiaoyu and others were thrown into the dungeon without any explanation.

In prison, Ada rested her chin on her hand and thought:
"I'm afraid the conspiracy to change the future was hatched by King Griffin and that masked prophet. If that's the case, they won't let us easily reach the top of the World Tree."

Heya: "So, the voice that lured us here was a trap?"

Xiaoyu nodded: "There must be something fishy at the top of the World Tree."

Ada: "But what do we do now?"

Everyone looked at the heavily guarded cell with worried faces.

Just when everyone was frowning, suddenly, a huge rat appeared in the corner of the cell, peeking its head out.

“o(>﹏<)o No!”

The girls were so frightened that they ran away in all directions.

Only the cat girl's eyes lit up as she showed off her mouse-chasing skills. After running around, the mouse disappeared from the cell again.

Heya frowned: "No, this room has walls on all sides. Where did the mice come from?"

She began to step on the floor continuously, and sure enough, she found a movable stone brick. After lifting it up, she found a small tunnel underneath!

Commentary: "Wow, just exploring can yield discoveries, the degree of freedom is quite high."

We walked along the tunnel for a while, and when we left the tunnel, the view suddenly opened up.

……

This is a fairy tribe deep in the forest.

Large leaves and vines intertwine to form a green barrier, like a hidden garden.

At the entrance of the tribe is an archway formed by a pair of giant butterfly wings.
Through the gate, the whole tribe's huts, made of petals and fruits,

In the center of the tribe, there is a big tree woven with vines and flowers. The tree is hung with orange pumpkin lanterns, emitting soft light, making the entire tribe picturesque.

Some cute fairies are wandering around in this tribe.

The flower fairy is wearing a dress woven from flower petals. Every step she takes is light and graceful, as if she is a fairy strolling in a sea of ​​flowers.

The vine lady is covered in soft green leaves, and her long hair is braided into green vines, swaying in the wind.

The butterfly girls, with mysterious patterns painted on their wings, dance among the trees like real butterflies.

Comments: "Oh my god? So many beautiful fairy girls, this is simply a paradise."

……

Xiaoyu came to a small house in the center of the tribe and found Die Mei, the queen of the butterfly demon tribe.

Die Mei was wearing a long, delicate blue dress that resembled a wing. Her long legs were slightly exposed through the hem, showing off her captivating curves. Her long hair was loose, cascading down to her waist like a waterfall.

Die Mei's facial features are delicate and charming, her eyebrows are slightly raised, and her eyes are like stars.

Her body is adorned with colorful crystals, sparkling brightly, and she sits gracefully on a throne made of petals.
Colorful butterflies surrounded her.

The LSPs in the barrage went crazy: "Oh huh! Taoyuan Township has produced such a seductive beauty again, it's simply a foul!"

After the ceremony, Xiaoyu said to Diemei, "We are going to the top of the World Tree. The King of Griffin does not allow it, but this is very important for saving the world. I hope Her Majesty the Queen can open a passage."

Die Mei frowned slightly and said, "Guests who have come from afar, although I would like to help you, the passage to the upper level of the World Tree has been blocked by people sent by King Griffin."

Everyone was shocked: "How could this happen?"

The Queen's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her expression was lost:

"Since you came from the prison, you should be able to guess that our entire tribe is a huge open-air prison. At the edge of this prison, there are tall fortress walls.
The Griffin royal guards are guarding the fortress. They also have many strange metal lumps that can emit light. We are no match for them at all."

Ada analyzed, "Those metal lumps are probably modern laser cannons brought here by someone from the future like the Masked Prophet. After all, since they even have holographic projection equipment, it makes sense for them to bring something else."

Die Mei lifted her long hair:

"For a long time, we, the Butterfly Fairy Clan, and other fairy clans, have endured humiliation and hardship, and endured the house arrest of human masters in order to secure a place for our people to survive.

Every year, they would come here to capture some fairies to work as laborers, and the beautiful fairies would be sold to high-ranking officials..."

Die Mei covered her mouth, unable to bear to continue.

Heya clenched her fists. "Isn't this exactly what they'll do to the Mecha Girls in the future? These bastards from the 'Consortium' never change their ways, no matter the era."

Xiao Yu then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, can you bear to watch the goblins being manipulated?"

Die Mei sighed, "It's not that we haven't thought about resisting, but the disparity in power between us is too great. As a result, every time we resist, we incur even more severe punishment and retaliation from them."

Xiao Yu clenched his fists and said, "But it's different now. I will assist you. Next, I will gather all the forces that can be united in the sea of ​​trees, and together we will break out of Griffin's encirclement!"

Ada also stepped forward and clenched her fist: "I will help too!"

The two mecha girls, Heya and Haruta, also waved their submachine guns: "We have weapons too!"

“Woooo!┗|｀O′|┛”

The Fire Dragon Lady breathed out fire into the air and patted her round belly.

The other cute girls also waved their fists enthusiastically.

"Everyone……"

Die Mei wiped the corners of her moist eyes and nodded heavily: "I will introduce you to the various races in the sea of ​​trees."

The game pops up a message: [The game is about to enter "Animal Crossing" mode. Please search for various fairy races in the forest and gain their trust by completing various challenges.]

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yu pinched the joints of his fingers and began to play the Animal Crossing mode.

[Butterfly Clan-Butterfly Dance]

In the butterfly demon tribe, Xiaoyu and the cute girls need to learn to dance with the butterfly demons and gain their recognition by imitating their dance steps.

As the dance progresses, the butterfly fairies will gradually speed up their steps and increase the difficulty.

Lu Yu kept his eyes open and completed the complex dance moves smoothly by quickly clicking the note buttons on the screen.

[Flower Fairy Clan - Flower Language Challenge]

The interaction between the members of the Flower Fairy Clan is mainly through some kind of ancient puzzle game to convey the language of flowers. Xiaoyu needs to understand the language of flowers and complete the corresponding tasks according to the requirements of the flower language.

To interpret the flower language, players need to guess the meaning of the flower by observing the flower fairy's movements, the color of the petals, the smell of the flower, etc. After correctly interpreting it, the flower fairy will show a satisfied smile.

This game is a great test of memory and observation skills. When Lu Yu was playing, Liu Mengyuan kept reminding him:

"Stupid, should I choose this? Oh no, this one, this one."

Lu Yu rolled his eyes: "Good boy, I made the right choice from the beginning, stupid anchor!"

Liu Mengyuan said aggrievedly: "You're still blaming me when you're not sure yourself."

The comment section was amused: "Hahahahaha, the two anchors are so cute."

[Tree Demon Clan - The Ethereal Charm of the Tree]

Xiaoyu needs to complete the test of the tree demon elder, jumping between treetops, avoiding leaves blown by the wind and climbing vines to reach the designated location.

[Spider Clan-Exploring the Spider's Nest]

After passing through the sea of ​​trees, Xiaoyu came to the spider's nest.

After meeting the Spider Queen, Xiaoyu needs to help the spider clan use spider silk to build bridges between cliffs and build a passage for the spider cave to the outside world.

By clicking on the location on the screen, Xiaoyu can release spider silk and build a walkable passage. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the complexity of the spider nest structure to ensure the stability of the bridge.

So, in the live broadcast room, comments gave Lu Yu advice on how to build a bridge.

After much difficulty, I completed the challenge.

Unexpectedly, the Spider Queen is a sickly nymphomaniac who insists that the protagonist is her fiancé!

In order to avoid being eaten by the Spider Queen, Xiaoyu needs to find the correct passage in the intricate spider's nest to escape, while avoiding the spiders lurking in the nest.

Because Lu Yu operated quickly, he completed the level within 3 minutes. A reward treasure chest fell at the entrance of the cave, and inside it was a pink spider egg.

In this way, by playing quickly with his hand speed, Xiaoyu gained the trust of the elf races such as the ant tribe, beetle tribe, vine tribe, and mammoth tribe.

……

After watching Lu Yu play the Animal Crossing mode, the audience in the live broadcast room exclaimed:
"Fuck! Any of these gameplay methods, taken alone, could be made into a game!"

"Does the Taoyuan Township production team completely disregard costs when making games? But I like it!"

"The only flaw is that the first person of the opposite sex who pursues the protagonist in the game is actually Spider-Girl..."

"What's wrong with Spider Lady? Isn't she the master of the Silkworm Cave?"

"To be honest, the Spider Queen is quite helpful for my XP. If I were playing by myself, I would definitely lose to her on purpose and watch the defeat CG."

"By the way, didn't we just get a spider egg? Streamer, quickly feminize the egg."

After being reminded by the barrage, Lu Yu used the "Moe Divine Crystal" on the pink spider egg.

After the evolution was complete, the pink spider egg emitted a warm glow, which gradually faded away, revealing a spider girl in its place.

She wore a pink bow on her head, her long hair was divided into two strands and draped over her shoulders, and her deep blue eyes revealed a hint of innocence and curiosity.

The skin is smooth and delicate, slightly pink, and the spider web texture of lace is dotted on the skin, which is unique and charming.

The spider girl is wearing a pink semi-transparent spider silk skirt. Her figure is very exaggerated with a protruding front and a curved back. Her legs are covered with fluffy spider web stockings. Every step she takes is as light as dancing.

"Zhuzhu meets the master~"

Her spider-like eyes flashed with light, and her voice was clear and pleasant, like the sound of wind chimes.

The barrage exploded instantly:

"This spider girl is so cute! The patterns are so delicate. The production team really put a lot of effort into it."

"Is the designer of this game a bit of a nerd? The designs of each monster girl are simply amazing."

"Ah, I wish I could just live in this sea of ​​trees, completely cut off from the world."

……

After everything was ready, Xiaoyu and Diemei led the many creatures in the Tama Tree Sea and marched towards the fortress walls that imprisoned them.

On the endless tall fortress walls, the kingdom's guards in heavy armor stood densely on the walls, ready for battle.

In front of the guards were laser cannon launchers made of titanium alloy, with the flag of the fortress city "Sky Federation" and the logo of the "Consortium" printed on the barrels.

Ada sneered: "As expected, you are people from the future. You came to the world 20,000 years ago and bullied primitive people. Is that fun?"

King Griffin's face was icy, and the masked prophet beside him stepped forward.

"We are the ones truly saving the world. You have no idea how powerful the 'Moe Divine Crystal' is. This power belongs only to the Creator God and is not something mortals like us can covet. All we do is atone for our sins to God."

Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, "We must reach the top of the World Tree. The fairies in the Sea of ​​Trees also want freedom. Since negotiations are unsuccessful, we can only use force to decide the outcome."

After that, the two sides officially went to war!
The butterfly spread its wings and flew into the air, letting out a soft cry.
A group of huge mammoths came roaring from a distance.

They broke through the forest, raising a cloud of dust, and rushed towards the fortress walls with great momentum.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The mammoths kept hitting the fortress walls, and soon their heads were broken and bleeding.
But they did not give up. If any of their companions were injured or killed, the elephants behind would immediately take over.

Xiaoyu tightly grasped the sword in his hand and dodged the mammoths running around him. He flexibly shuttled between them, sometimes climbing over the bushes, and sometimes sliding under the elephants. The game level was directly transformed into elephant parkour!
"shooting!"

Seeing the cracks on the city wall getting bigger and bigger, King Griffin, who was standing on the wall, ordered artillery fire.

boom! boom! boom!
The guards operated laser cannons and fired at the elephants.

Many mammoths that were hit by cannons howled, fell down during the charge, and collided with each other, making a deafening noise on the ground.

Things took a turn for the worse!

In order to distract the laser cannon, other creatures in the forest also joined the battle.

The overwhelming number of butterfly demons spread their wings and flew towards the fortress walls with the courage of moths to a flame.

The spider girl spun various spider webs to cleverly interfere with the laser cannon's rays.

In this chaotic battle, Xiaoyu and his friends finally managed to avoid the mammoth's charge and arrived at the foot of the fortress wall.

At this moment, a deafening roar sounded, and a huge gap was finally created in the city wall somewhere by the mammoth.

The vine monster used vines to weave a rope ladder and threw it against the city wall.

Xiaoyu quickly led the girls through the gap and climbed up the city wall along the rope ladder. On the wall, the kingdom's guards were densely packed, wearing heavy armor and holding spears, watching the approaching fairy army.

“┗|｀O′|┛Ouch~~”

The Fire Dragon Lady spewed out dragon breath, burning some obstacles on the city wall into ashes, paving the way forward.

The fox girl instantly transformed into a fox shadow on the ground, nimbly moving between enemies and backstabbing them. The slime girl transformed into a ball and repeatedly smashed the guards.

Ada, holding a wrench, moved among the enemies under the cover of Springfield and Heya's shooting, destroying the laser cannon devices one by one.

In this melee, Xiaoyu soon saw that the masked prophet was standing high on the city wall, watching coldly.

Xiaoyu rushed forward in one swift step. Clang!

The prophet's lightsaber flashed with cold light, intertwining with Xiaoyu's sword.

Xiaoyu's movements were agile, and every swing of the sword was full of power.

The prophet wore a mask with a cold expression, showing no emotion. His swordsmanship was like a rainbow piercing the sun, swift and accurate, sometimes stabbing straight, sometimes slashing horizontally, full of the cunning of foresight.

The two figures quickly shuttled on the city wall, sword shadows intertwined, the prophet's figure sometimes far away and sometimes near, like a shadow, while Xiaoyu nimbly avoided every fatal attack.

Xiaoyu suddenly spun around, cleverly dodging a fatal horizontal slash, and at the same time, he swung his sword back and stabbed the prophet directly in the chest!

In the end, the wounded prophet had no choice but to retreat. The guards on the city wall also retreated step by step under the powerful attack of the goblins.

King Griffin's face turned pale. He realized that the situation was not right and could only give the order:

"Retreat, full retreat!"

After the Griffin guards fled, the Griffin flag on the fortress wall was replaced by the goblin flag, and the Griffin Kingdom emblem was also taken down at this moment, announcing the fall of the fortress.

The fairies who finally gained their freedom cried for joy and hugged each other, and the entire Tama Forest was filled with thunderous cheers!

……

At this point, the popularity of the live broadcast room soared to 600 million, and the barrage of comments exploded:

"Great, it's so fucking satisfying to watch!"

"Woo woo woo, the fairies are finally free, it makes me cry."

"Fuck, this scene is simply amazing, comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster."

"My goodness, just watching the streamer play makes my blood boil."

"Yeah, it's hard to imagine how much fun it would be if I could play it myself. Unfortunately, my high-end computer hasn't arrived yet, so I can only watch the live broadcast to satisfy my craving."

Some viewers also noticed:
"By the way, this Animal Crossing and elephant parkour gameplay feels very similar to a certain video that went viral online last month."

"What video?"

"It's the video of the Taoyuan Township employees going to Xishuangbanna, Yunnan for team building, and their CEO Lu fighting an elephant."

"Wow, now that I think about it, it's true. They just happened to go to the rainforest and tame the elephants, and this is the gameplay in the game. I originally thought they were just out for fun, but I didn't expect that I was superficial. They really put all the materials and inspiration into the game at any time!"

"In China's gaming industry, only Taoyuan Township has true game enthusiasts! QAQ"

"With such dedication, there's no need to worry about not making world-class games!"

A system screen popped up in front of Lu Yu:

300 million Taoyuanxiang users were touched and happy by Taoyuanxiang's serious attitude towards gaming during team building. Leisure Points +1800 points.

Lu Yu, who was broadcasting live, was stunned.

What the hell? We're just completely slacking off when we go out on team building. Are we really that good?
Forget it, as long as I can earn some points, who cares.

……

Afterwards, everyone prepared to say goodbye to the fairies and head to the top of the World Tree.

Queen Die Mei hesitated and said, "I also want to go on an adventure with you and witness the crisis of this world."

The other butterfly demon girls said reluctantly: "Queen, if you leave, what will we do?"

The Queen said firmly, "As long as the fairies of the Sea of ​​Trees unite, Griffin will be no match for them!"

【Die Mei joins the adventure team】

After half a day of climbing, everyone finally reached the top of the tree.

The enormous canopy of the World Tree towered overhead, its leaves drifting like colorful clouds, emitting a faint fragrance. Thick branches supported the entire canopy, like giant pillars supporting the sky.

Xiaoyu and his friends looked down at the primitive land of prehistoric times, which was vast and mysterious.

Endless sea of ​​trees stretches out beneath your feet, lush green vegetation covers the earth.

In the distance, there are mountains, mountains and rivers, and rivers winding through.
In the sky, strange birds are soaring and ancient flying dragons are streaking through the turbulent sea of ​​clouds.

Everyone was delighted to see this scene. Xiaoyu sighed:
"Seeing this scene, I always feel that all the battles along the way are worth it."

However, when everyone followed the gap at the top of the canopy and entered the interior of the World Tree, they were shocked beyond words.

It turned out that the inside of the huge tree trunk had already been hollowed out.

In the center of the trunk, a female elf as tall as the World Tree leaned against the trunk.

Her eyes were deep and empty, having lost their former vitality, and her once beautiful face was now pale and withered.

Her body was covered with some strange cocoons.
These cocoons have a mechanical appearance, and the metal grooves on the surface emit faint life fluctuations, as if they are a quantum computer with self-awareness.

Each cocoon is embedded with a "Moe Divine Crystal."

Ada approached one of the cocoons and observed it, and said in shock:

“These are also masterpieces of the “Consortium”,

It is these cocoons that absorb the life energy of the World Tree and, with the help of the power of the Divine Crystal, rewrite the future!"

"Lord Elf!" Die Mei cried out in pain.

The World Tree Spirit said:

"I'm sorry, Die Mei. Over the years, my power has been absorbed by these 'cocoons' and I've been unable to protect you, my people. You've suffered."

"Master Elf, I didn't expect those humans to be so presumptuous. Please wait a moment. I will eliminate all these parasites right away!"

"No!" Ada raised her hand to stop him.

"These metal cocoons have completely coexisted with the World Tree Spirit. If we kill them rashly, the Elf will also..."

"It doesn't matter. My strength has been completely absorbed, leaving only endless pain. Please let me be free."

The World Tree Spirit's expression softened. "From now on, the earth will no longer have my protection. Everything will depend on you."

Afterwards, Xiaoyu and the others, filled with sadness and anger, completely blew up the computers.

"thank you all……"

The World Tree Elf slowly closed his eyes.

Boom... boom...

The once vibrant World Tree began to wither gradually, its leaves turning yellow and falling, turning into a corpse.

The scene changed, and the prophet at the foot of the World Tree secretly clenched his fists when he saw the World Tree gradually withering.

Barrage:

"Wow, wow, the elf is so pitiful."

"Evil consortium!"

After blowing up the cocoons, Ada looked at the detector in her hand and said excitedly:

"Great! The future era I'm in is back."

Xiaoyu said with relief: "This way, you can go home."

……

Just as everyone was cheering, suddenly——

The deafening roar sounded again between heaven and earth!
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~
Amidst lightning and thunder, a huge crack appeared in space again.

Everyone's face changed. There was no doubt that the dimensional shock was coming again!
Ada: "It's probably because the quantum computer that originally changed time and space was destroyed, disrupting the balance of time and space again."

In the void not far in front of Xiaoyu, the phantom that had appeared in the future era appeared again.

His tone revealed a smug joy at having succeeded in his evil plan:

"Very good, thank you for helping me get rid of a big trouble. Now, the world will inevitably move towards its final destruction, hahahahahahaha."

"??????"

Xiaoyu was stunned: "But, we obviously saved the future!"

Phantom sighed:

"Let me tell you the true purpose of the prophet.
The reason why the prophet tried to change the "future" in this era was to completely erase the discovery and use of items such as "Moe Divine Crystal" from world history.

In other words, this divine crystal is actually a high-tech product developed by scientists from the future "consortium".

Because the prophet foresaw that the misuse of this supernatural crystal in the future would cause more and more frequent dimensional earthquakes, many crystals were caught in the turbulence of time and space, and spread to various periods of human history.

So, in your time, Xiaoyu, divine crystals and cute girls also appeared.

If this continues, the entire existence of "history and human nature" will completely collapse and cannot be repaired because of the grandfather paradox.

Therefore, the prophet wants to completely erase the future world line where the divine crystal was invented.

Originally, the prophet was about to succeed, but you destroyed the space-time quantum computer, and restored the future that was heading towards the destruction of the world.

Then, please enjoy the last peace before the "human nature" of the entire human race is destroyed.

Hehehe... Goodbye, children of the Silva family..."

After the phantom finished speaking, it completely disappeared.

The rest of the people were stunned.

Ada was feeling down: "Did we do something bad unintentionally?"

Die Mei said: "But if you don't do this, Miss Ada and your family will disappear soon."

Fina asked Xiaoyu, "Brother, that phantom said we are the children of the Silva family. Do you know what's going on?"

Xiaoyu shook her head.

Their family name is not this at all.

Just when everyone was confused, suddenly!
The increasingly violent dimensional storm once again dragged everyone into the rift between time and space...

……

At this time, today's Tianzun Cup live broadcast is coming to an end.

The live broadcast room was completely dumbfounded.

"What the hell? What the hell is this super-god expansion?"

"So I'm a little confused as to who is the villain and who is out to save the world."

"Perhaps, there are no villains in the traditional sense, only different perspectives."

"Either save the world line where Ada is, but then the world is destroyed. Or save the world, but watch Ada and all the other future people disappear. I guess the protagonist will also fall into the trolley problem, right?"

"What's next? GKDGKD!"

"I'd better download the game myself."

In the live broadcast room, Lu Yu and Liu Mengyuan looked at each other in confusion.

We... actually made a game this deep?!
……

At this time, in Taoyuan Township Villa.

The members of the Super Time and Space Moe Girl project team were completely dumbfounded when watching the live broadcast.

Xu Qin turned on the big screen in the conference room and showed the draft of the world view setting he got from Wan Xiaotong.

“In Miss Wan’s original worldview, only the protagonist can travel through time and space after collecting the four divine beasts.

Moreover, even if it is time travel, it is just like a road movie, traveling through different eras, and there is no thought of "saving humanity" or anything like that.

But now, even our project team can’t understand the whole plot. Are they humans or ghosts traveling through time?…”

Yao Jun: "Although the live broadcast effect is unexpectedly good, our technical colleagues still need to find a way to investigate what happened."

Chu Xiong scratched his fat head and asked all the programmers in the company, "Does anyone have any clues?"

Zhang Fan adjusted his Mohawk hair and said hesitantly:

"Brother Xiong, I'm not sure if I should say this, but... today, when I was checking the server logs, I accidentally discovered that Melissa had visited the R&D server for "Super Time Travel Moe Girl" more than once."

"Ok?"

Chu Xiong was stunned. "I originally used the data of the large model of "Melissa"."

"No, Brother Xiong, you misunderstood what I meant."

Zhang Fan's face turned pale and he lowered his voice and said:

"I'm not talking about the copied model data, but the real one!
I found out that Melissa, the virtual AI anchor from Taoyuan Light Year, secretly accessed the R&D server of "Super Time and Space Moe Girl" more than once at midnight during the game's development phase.

(End of this chapter)