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Chapter 153 You must have heard his story (two in one)

Games have made me so lazy. From today on, I will quit playing!
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The news that Gu Meng had ended his long vacation, returned to Youxuan headquarters in Donghua City, and was developing a new game quickly spread.

Soon all kinds of news broke out. There was the old saying that when Gu Meng disappeared, in addition to traveling, he was also training to be an athlete, similar to Han Han playing racing, and was not doing his job properly.

There are also claims that Gu Meng has successfully cultivated immortality, or has successfully transformed his body, becoming a combination of Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus. This kind of nonsense is of course purely funny, and no one believes it.

Some more serious ones say that Gu Mengqueshi is concentrating on studying the next generation of technology in seclusion. The evolving infiltration equipment and the ongoing interviews and external teaching are proof of this. Everyone knows that promoting this kind of epoch-making technology will not be easier than leading a team to make games, it will only be more difficult. Running is just a hobby.

The fact that he ran an incredible marathon only proved that he was born with supernatural powers and could become invincible with just some practice. This is what a gaming genius looks like in our worldview.

There are also conspiracy theorists who say that You Xuan experienced some super power struggle, which may have involved an ultimate dark inside story and drove Gu Meng away. Now Gu Meng has found a new backer or used some conspiracy to regain power in order to return.

This is also nonsense. Those who understand will understand that Gu Meng’s power in Youxuan is unlimited. It’s just that conspiracy theories always have a market.

This kind of reason can only be guessed randomly. No one can guess that Gu Meng ran away because the evil star suddenly took effect. If he didn't leave, Gu Meng would be fine, but You Xuan's younger brother would be killed by him.

If he is really killed, the outside world will definitely not believe that it is due to metaphysics. They will think that there is some mysterious organization that wants to destroy the entire game metaphysics.

However, although the outside world is not clear about the specific reasons why Gu Meng left during this period and returned now, there is now clear information, that is, with the return of Gu Meng, the trinity of Tongzi, Gu Meng and You Xuan, the war machine in the gaming industry has been restarted, and it is definitely true that You Xuan will soon have a new big production.

There are rumors that this time Youxuan is going to make Mihuyou's "Yuan Shen", a famous mobile game IP that has been operating for many years, into a new generation of stealth game, which is likely to become a super alien consciousness stealth online game.

This news about Yuanshen was leaked by the real uncle party, so it has a certain credibility. For a time, everyone was looking forward to it and there were constant discussions from all sides.

Some people think that Yuanshen is really fun, and coupled with the new generation of infiltration equipment that can meet the fantasy world view, these elements combined can be summed up in one word: invincible.

After all, "Genshin Impact" itself is a top IP with a huge audience. This wave of powerful alliance has never had such a dream start.

But of course there are also a huge number of players who think that the styles of the two sides are completely inconsistent. Even though Youxuan also makes a girl band game, it is obviously just a side game, not a major production. Gu Meng is not deeply involved in it, so everyone just treats it as an ordinary girl band music game, and that feeling is okay.

Now if Gu Meng leads the team to rehash other people's IPs, it would be a huge step backward. There are more and more people saying that Gu Meng has run out of ideas and used up his talents.

Gu Meng's die-hard fans say that even though he has been living alone in recent years, Gu Meng has created many unique new faction games. It's just that they are not large in scale because he is the only one making them. However, they are definitely fun and the gameplay is innovative. How could he have run out of ideas? If it really collaborates with "Genshin Impact", it may be for commercial considerations.

In short, some people are excited, some are opposed, some are worried, and the majority of people are waiting for You Xuan's official response to see if what the uncle party said is true.

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Youxuan Twin Towers, Gu Meng’s CEO’s office.

It has been more than two months since Gu Meng returned. Gu Meng has already made a preliminary integration of the materials that You Xuan prepared in the previous year. He can use Brother Tongzi to optimize and use the Identification Eye to directly develop the potential of employees. The speed of the entire project is getting faster.

Everyone in Youxuan: We are back, the feeling of cheating is back. Today we, the Youxuan people, will enter the realm of heavenly soldiers and generals again!
Sitting back in his exclusive seat in the CEO's office, Gu Meng looked at the articles and reports about gaming metaphysics that were gaining popularity recently, laughed heartily, and thought to himself:

It actually made the news today. People really took the fake drug seriously. Is Yuanshen just kidding? Who broke the news? Did someone at the company accidentally let it slip, or was it a joke by the outsourced dubbing and animation team? Was it intentional or accidental?
...Uh, never mind. It's not a big deal anyway.

Now, opposite Gu Meng is Wu Mengyou, who is running over from the next building to report.

When Gu Meng was not around, she had been handling things in the president's office in the building next door and hadn't been here for more than two years.

Now Gu Meng was sitting in front of him again, and it seemed like just yesterday.

She had seen a lot of conspiracy theories in recent discussions about gaming metaphysics and Gu Meng himself, and a new game code had been revealed, so she wanted to come over and discuss it.

Youxuan's external PR so far has mostly been about talking about things. In order to avoid spoilers and maintain a certain level of mystery, Mr. Gu never says anything about the plot and how many endings and easter eggs the game has. However, he has revealed the type of game he is going to make early on. Let's see if there will be any changes this time.

News like the collaboration with Yuanshen also involves other companies, and Wu Mengyou wants to clarify it as soon as possible.

"What you said makes sense. It should be clarified as soon as possible." Gu Meng and Wu Mengyou have the same idea. Except for Brother Tongzi, Wu Mengyou's views are mostly similar to Gu Meng's.

"Don't try to seduce the players. Our current reputation is hard-earned. We don't lack the popularity of Yuanshen. Besides, as soon as we start the official promotion, everyone will know that this game has nothing to do with Yuanshen. We are not a small company anymore, so we should make it clear as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to issue a notice stating that the soul connection is completely false."

"No need to issue an announcement." Gu Meng asked Wu Mengyou to stop.

Wu Mengyou was stunned. What does that mean?
"I've already finished my first real-game PV, I'll just post it."

"So fast?"

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Bilibili Dog Master’s live broadcast room.

A more mature person agreed: "You Xuan said he's going to release a PV for Mr. Gu's new game. Let's see what's going on today. I have to say in advance that I still think the Yuanshen news is definitely fake news. I heard that Mr. Gu is going to do a traditional mythology theme this time."

'The Yuanshen is also quite traditional mythological.'

"Invincible, I can't tell if he's just kidding or if he really thinks so."

Gotong ignored these comments and opened the browser bookmarks.

It’s finally the hour, I refresh the page and click on the latest video released on Youxuan’s official website.

At the beginning, the number of people watching online at the same time reached over a million, which can be said to have attracted everyone's attention, and the barrage of comments also began:

“Where dreams begin.”

"The terrifying number of people online"

The picture begins with an ancient mural, in which a bird-winged monster is pulling human intestines and looking at the Buddha fearlessly.

Then the scene cuts to show several completed scenes of the Black Wind Mountain forest, the Little Western Heaven snow-covered statues, and the ancient buildings of the Yellow Wind Ridge, making it difficult to tell whether they are real shots or illusions.

"Are these all on-site shots, Mr. Gu?"

"Isn't he just traveling?"

The video also opens with a low voice-over. After showing several different scenes, the screen returns to a dilapidated temple. The camera slowly zooms in on the figure of an old monk who looks very much like a monkey. This is his voice.

He squatted down with his head lowered, and read out in a hoarse voice:
“You must have all heard stories about him.

Some people say that he helped Tang Monk obtain the true scriptures, was named Fighting Buddha, and stayed in Lingshan from then on.

Some people also say that the one who became a Buddha was not him at all, and the real him had died on the way to the West long ago.

Some people also say that the Journey to the West never happened and that he was just a monkey made up by a storyteller!

He stretched out his hand, then chuckled and looked at the Buddhist beads in his right hand.

"So it's about Journey to the West. What a myth!"

"Primordial Spirit... Oh, it's the Monkey God. I'm dying of laughter."

"What? The intelligence is false?"

'I feel like this old monk is like Sun Wukong'

'A monk with a hairy face and a thunder god's mouth'

"Anchor, do you have any gossip or off-site information?"

As a streamer, Gou Tong also keeps reading the comments while watching videos. Hearing this, he said: "Ah? I don't know. I don't know anything about the plot. Just keep watching."

The video continues - "But the story I'm going to tell you is one you haven't heard of.

This story begins with a golden cicada..."

[The following content is a recording of actual machine operation, and the early version does not represent the final quality of the game]

When the bilingual Chinese and English white text appeared, the comments were not filled with disbelief or high expectations like when Black Myth used this prompt in the previous life, but rather -

'Classic'

'Classics Sing and Spread'

This tip was used by Gu Meng a long time ago when he was making the PV of the Three Kingdoms game. Later it became a meme. In the parallel world, many early PVs of domestic games in recent years would add such a note at the beginning of their releases.

Some of them turned out well and some didn't, but it shows the attitude of making games seriously.

In fact, it was also because of the fault of many domestic web games at that time.

How to say it, the circle of web game players is more closed, and they usually don’t talk on other platforms, but web games still remain at the bottom of the contempt chain, and everyone looks down on them.

In addition to the outdated gameplay, rubbish production, poor environment, repetitive time-wasting, consumption guidance, fraudulent cashback, and some even promote hatred and opposition, forcing everyone to hire agents to force players to spend money, etc., many of them are because their advertising is really too low.

"If you're a brother, come and chop me up," "Louis Koo is cheating on me," "Louis Koo is famous again," "Hi everyone, I'm Zha Zha Hui," "I'm Jackie Chan," these are actually fine, people just watch them for fun, but the ones that really get criticized are the Shan Hai Jing and the greasy senior sister taking a bath. Brothers clicked in expecting to see a bath, but ended up showing everyone this? Wow! Why don't you make a bathing video and put it in the game!

It’s okay now. He is making Shan Hai Jing. Those who make advertisements know that they are deceiving people, and those who watch the advertisements also know that they are deceiving people.

Those who make advertisements also know that people who see the advertisements know that they are being deceived.

What he also does is abstraction, meaning that the animation I made is so funny, why don’t you click in and play for a minute to do some data, just as a like for me?
Now I understand that Shan Hai Jing is your lie. It’s good that I know this, but I didn’t know it before. As a result, the game PV and the game product are not consistent, which caused a crisis of trust. I don’t believe in your PV anymore.

At that time, the advertising images of domestic games were animations made with high-end engines, or simply mod videos ripped from other games with changed skins. When you clicked on them, you found that they were still in the legendary style, which was a complete scam.

In addition to web games, some mobile games also do this. The advertisements and the games played are completely different. Single-player games also do this. The pie they draw cannot be fulfilled at all, but at least single-player games are not so outrageous and are completely two different games. Players' distrust of these game advertisements has lasted long enough. The more exquisite the graphics, the more it feels like a scam.

So, Gu Meng called it "The Fall of Crouching Dragon Cang Tian"... that should be the name, right? Anyway, there's a reason for adding a note before the PV of that game, but using "All the following are real gameplay" now is a tribute to the past life.

In fact, in his previous life, Feng Ji chose a thirteen-minute real-machine recording for his first promotional PV, instead of the normal official PV of a few minutes that is easy to attract traffic. This was also done in consideration of the players' trust. After all, their Game Science had never made such a big work before, and they were unknown.

Feng Ji didn't expect the effect to be so good at the time, but then he became confident that he could do it, and he encouraged the team like crazy. He also decided to talk less and hype, release real-machine recordings on a regular basis, and then concentrate on work.

The game circle is fun to play, but you need to try it out and even spend time playing it in depth to feel it. A good new game may need more publicity, while a strong masterpiece with high quality can be recognized at a glance. It will naturally attract player traffic and can be pushed to the top without any publicity resources.

Even if you force a bad game to be released, it will only backfire.

Gu Meng posted such a long video this time, and some people in the company asked if it could be shortened. Gu Meng felt that since he was so strong, he should show more. In addition, he also had a task that had not been completed for several years to collect players' expectations.

Brother Tongzi doesn't give out many tasks to control Gu Meng anymore, so he feels freer. However, there are still benefits to doing tasks, such as upgrading technology and strengthening yourself. The expectation value can also be used to randomly optimize the game to a more perfect level.

Gu Meng also wanted to play more sophisticated games. He also wanted to play a completely immersive and 100% simulated game, and then do whatever he wanted in the game.

In reality, Gu Meng is already very strong, but he wants to do whatever he wants without causing any harm. Although he is not a superhero, he cannot be a super villain either. Sometimes when he is alone, he has bad thoughts, but he needs to vent even if he endures it.

The second generation of Youxuan, which is currently taking shape and is still being adjusted and assembled, and the deluxe version of Unit-2.5, which is considered the generation, have improved the level of simulation. However, even if the game cabin is used in stand-alone mode with the highest simulation, it can only be considered intermediate infiltration, and is still far from complete infiltration.

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After a few opening scenes and explanations, the scene suddenly cuts to a dark forest. The shadow of a golden cicada emerges in the mist, and the camera follows the protagonist (Golden Cicada) as he sneaks into Black Wind Mountain.

The golden cicada flew past a little wolf demon holding a torch. In the distance, the wolf demon's faint voice could be heard:

Wolf Soldier A (crouching by the campfire, searching for wine jars and kicking over empty cans): "There are actually several wine jars. I wonder if there's still any wine in them."

Wolf Soldier B (looking around warily, lowering his voice): "Don't be greedy! If you make mistakes, you'll end up being used as a snack by King Lingxu!"

Since being strengthened, Gu Meng's memory has gradually become inhumane. He can recall all the details of things he has seen in his previous life. In the original version, the little demon's lines are "Master Lingxu", and he may have inherited the personality of the old Lingxuzi. Maybe the new wolf demon also has a Taoist body. If he is not killed, Lingxuzi may play the role of Xu Dog to help the protagonist refine the elixir.

At that time, many plots and settings were probably not decided yet. Gu Meng thought about not changing it and just keeping Lingxu Zhenren, but then he thought that the new wolf demon only cultivated strength and did not look like a Taoist practitioner. Xu Gou was too good, so he didn't want to steal his character. So he decided to do it this way for now. It was just a small detail anyway.

At this time, the Golden Cicada changed its route and continued to fly forward. The barrage joked about it being a "Golden Cicada Driving Simulator".

Wolf Soldier C (suddenly pointing towards the mountain gate): "Brother, there seems to be some noise coming from the mountain gate."

Wolf Soldier (wiping his blade with disdain): "Don't be suspicious. With Big Brother guarding here, who would come here to seek death?"

Before he finished speaking, the protagonist Tianmingren jumped down from the air and smashed the rocks under the wolf soldiers' feet with a stick, and the wolves fell to the ground.

Originally, the bandit leader should have seen through the protagonist's transformation, but it was changed to the protagonist canceling the transformation himself.

"Those wolf cubs can't beat you, don't think you can get past me!"

The battle breaks out, and the protagonist counters the attack with a stick.

'Big talk, little ability'

"Why are bandits mixed in with the monsters?"

'Maybe there's a story that could be featured in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'

"Just now the wolf demon mentioned Lingxuzi. He must be a friend of the Black Bear Demon from Black Wind Mountain. The Black Bear Demon himself likes to hang out with Elder Jinchi. The boss did it first, so it's normal for the others to do the same."

The player was guessing the plot with their eyes closed. As the protagonist dealt with the bandit leader, hurried footsteps were heard in the distance:
Wolf Scout (staggering): "Oh no! A hairy-faced monk has broken in!"

When crossing the bridge, the old wolf who was shooting arrows was also blocked by the protagonist's stick flowers. Not only that, the suspension bridge was also shaking.

As players become stronger in the later stages, there will be more interactions on the ground and a lot of the venues will be destructible.

'Amazing! The movements are smooth and the details are great! The impact feels good too!'

"No, I feel normal, the impact is average."

"No, this is PV. Did you play the game? Where did you play it? Give me a copy, even the PC version is fine."

"I'm focusing on something else. Does the game floor have any interactive effects at any time?"

Super VIP Little Sun: "Yes, I have a real uncle. Youxuan is using the self-developed Emperor Engine 2, which has a lot of physical interactions."

'Not the Xingtian Engine?'

"That's for multiplayer ancient battles, and it doesn't support stealth."

Xiao Yang: "The first generation Emperor Engine had many drawbacks. In order to dive into the game's initial stages, the supporting products were limited by technical reasons. It was too difficult for the protagonist to change the terrain in real time. The scenes were all self-demonstrated and carefully designed performances. The players were given such strong destructive power, but it couldn't really produce any effect. It was easy to break the plot and destroy the worldview. Dive in and surface, and the dream will wake up."

"You are indeed a big boss, I don't understand."

"Stealth games are fundamentally different from VR. VR still requires players to perform actions in real life. The future evolution needs to be to give players rooms, and ideally, simulated terrain beneath their feet."

"But VR is safer."

'It's safe to sneak into the game'

"Stop arguing, just watch the video. This new game can also be played on PC. Even on PC, how many games have realistic graphics and interactive terrain at any time? Leaving footprints in the snow and desert doesn't count."

The technology in the parallel world has become more advanced, and the equipment, game engines, and expressiveness have all improved. Correspondingly, players' requirements are also getting higher.

However, Gu Meng's sudden creation of a consciousness stealth game suddenly became a dimensionality reduction attack, and it is currently the only one of its kind. The fastest stealth masterpieces from other manufacturers will not be released for several months.

And when they come out, they will find that Gu Meng has already started making a mid-level stealth game for the second generation of Youxuan. The picture quality, interactivity, and realism will be epically enhanced, and there will be more themes.

The protagonist continued to go deeper and stepped into an area with many Buddha heads. A wolf coach with a long sword stood in front of the huge bell.

"The wolf with the big knife, I've decided to call him Dao Lang"

Daolang walked out of the live broadcast room cursing

'Classic Boss Room'

'Is there an air wall in the boss room?'

'Includes'

Guangzhi (with his back to the protagonist): "Who are you, daring to disturb my quiet meditation? Hmm? Another monkey! How about putting down your sticks and learning some Buddhist teachings from me?"

"Hirotomo? Nohara Hirotomo? Who is that?"

'I've never heard of it, the name seems very common'

"I checked quickly. Elder Jin Chi's apprentice is just a passerby, a minor character who is not important."

"So he's just a passerby, but his clothes and equipment are very cool, especially that knife, I want it."

'The lines are very spiritual'

"Does this word imply that Guangzhi has seen the real Monkey King?"

"I've seen it in the original novel. It was a human in the original novel, but it's been changed to a monster here?"

'Maybe I've seen other monkeys.'

'Hurry up and serve the game'

"I'm not worried about Mr. Gu's strength, I'm just afraid that my 7090ti is no longer able to compete... Buy a helmet, buy a helmet, it feels like it's been more than three years, maybe it's really safe, now I finally don't have to queue."

"Why don't you wait? There's news that the second generation helmet is coming out soon."

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(End of this chapter)