This game is so weird!

SDM New Product Festival.

[The latest demo of China's first open-world indie game will be released at midnight on the first day of the new product festival.]

"...100% realistic sea environment simulation, live footage, cinematic picture quality, experimental-grade simulated world, with completely realistic human postures and movements?"

"But isn't this some new pre-order scam game?"

Earth, a university dormitory.

Wang Wei touched his nose. He couldn't deny that his first reaction upon seeing the live footage was that it was a waste to use this kind of material for an open-world game. Wouldn't it be a huge profit to just make a legendary game that simulates a deliveryman, a dojo, or a massage parlor?

As the game video played, a line of large text appeared on the computer screen.

Brave New World: A Sea Journey Like No Other

In the endless, silent azure, only the faint pulse signal from the escape pod echoed lonely across the vast alien ocean.

From the dazzling, mottled surface of the sea to the dark, tranquil depths, surrounded by schools of unidentified fish and strangely shaped corals, as the survivors rise from the water, a simple yet futuristic base stands on the shore, its pristine white sand and verdant forests creating a striking contrast with the pure white base.

On the beach, a parasol held up a canopy, and a fair-skinned blonde beauty flashed by beneath it, the intense sunlight just barely obscuring her private parts.

The scene then shifts rapidly, showing the survivors, driven by panic and curiosity, collecting resources from the wreckage while building an ever-expanding survival base. They even pilot a small submarine deep into the trench. The scene then freezes on a ray of light piercing the abyss as the survivors gaze at the sea surface, vividly portraying the struggle for survival, the exploration of the unknown, and the fear of the deep sea, extending a deadly invitation to players to explore the beauty and danger of an alien underwater world.

Out of interest in the Pretty Cure girl who flashed by in the introductory video, Wang Wei clicked the mouse to make a reservation and casually sent a screenshot of the girl to the driving skills exchange group in the QQ folding group.

Night Rain, a Few Cups: "Brothers, this game seems kind of interesting..."

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Er Miao: "Eating alone in prison all night! Quickly share the link, hahaha..."

The user "Knock on my wooden fish" asked, "What's this, a new anime?"

Night Rain and a Few Cups: "The new game released at the SDM New Product Festival seems to be a combination of AI Girl and Ocean Sandbox games. The development team is from China. I don't know if it's good or bad... I mean, reliable or not."

Er Miao: "That's quite interesting! I love creating characters!"

Tap "I am a wooden fish" and ask: "How much does it cost?"

Night Rain and a Few Cups: "Free Trial of New Products at the New Product Festival."

"Since the development team is so sincere, then this old monk has no choice but to give it a try."

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Number of reservations: 21

"Ding, 21 labor computing units are ready, meeting the minimum start-up requirements. Labor carrier manufacturing can proceed."

In the distant universe, on a terrestrial planet 80% covered by oceans, a distinctly electronic notification sound rang out inside the base.

Li Ang casually tossed the large fish he had caught into the biomass processor. With a buzzing grinding sound, a plump, fat fish was transformed into pale yellow biomass raw material, which was then filled into a glass storage tank.

[Biomass raw material +6]

Current biomass raw material reserves: 380

"System, check the labor templates."

A beam of light was projected from Li Ang's earpiece, converging in front of him to display a screen.

[Employee Platform]

[Basic Labor Force: 8 Biomass]

Description: The basic laborer is identical to a human, possessing general human physical attributes and capable of performing common tasks. However, it lacks resistance to special environmental conditions and has a shorter lifespan due to rapid synthesis. —Licensed by Rapid Biotechnology, the first month is free, subsequent months cost 35 Star Coins.

[Strengthen Labor: 20 Biomass]

Description: An upgraded version of basic laborers, possessing greater physical strength and resilience, better resistance to various ailments, less prone to limb strain, and with a normal lifespan. — Authorized by Rapid Biotechnology, unlocked for 100 Star Coins. Flagship model.

[Semi-mechanized labor: 10 biomass, 5 metals]

……

"Customized filtering increases the resilience of basic laborers."

【Marine-Specialized Palu: 10 Biomass】

Description: A basic, enhanced version for laborers. It has a higher food requirement and a specially designed body inspired by marine life, allowing it to move normally under high pressure and resist damage. Due to its specialized modifications, it has a higher water requirement and a shorter lifespan. — Authorized by Paru Biotechnology, unlocked with 50 Star Coins. Trust Paru, become Paru.

"I choose you, Water-type Pal!"

Payment successful

As Li Ang completed the purchase of the employee's body technology, a page of GG (Ghosts) quickly popped up on the screen, almost filling the entire screen, with the exit button hidden in a corner and barely visible.

[Should we purchase computing power for employees simultaneously?]

[Limited-time Special Offer on Computing Power: Imperial Employees, Advanced Computing Power, Remote Real-Person Control 18 Star Coins/Person/Day, Off-Peak Computing Power 11 Star Coins/Person/Day; AI Computing Power, Premium Edition 10 Star Coins/Person/Day, Flagship Edition 6 Star Coins/Person/Day...; Secondary Country Employees, Remote Real-Person Control 15 Star Coins/Person/Day, Off-Peak Computing Power 9 Star Coins/Person/Day...]

"Cancel."

"Cancel."

"Sure."

"quit."

"Sure."

Looking at the meager Star Coins he had left after completing the base's infrastructure construction and unlocking the technology, Li Ang struggled for a moment before finally closing all the interfaces.

"With my half-family members from different parts of Earth, only a fool would buy this computing power."

"Even though they didn't earn any gold coins, they enjoyed the game!"

"Customize your worker template".

Please select the labor carrier.

"Ocean-Specialized Palu, with a customizable appearance."

[Additional enhancements?]

"none."

【Please select labor computing power】

"Remote human control, connected to Earth signals."

Congratulations on completing your worker template creation. Please set the template name.

Category: Player. Name: Survivor.

[Player: Survivor setup complete, ready to be created and used at any time]

"Set up a core base for connection and use survivors to carry out tasks."

The floor of the base room unfolded, and a set of four culture chambers filled with green biochemical raw materials slowly rose from the ground. As bubbles surged, a human figure emerged from the liquid.

"Connect, start."

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Er Miao: "It's midnight, time to go for a stroll."

A few drinks in the night rain: "Go!"

As several chat messages quickly appeared in the driving skills exchange group, several people swiftly clicked the start button in the SDM.

As the golden lightning bolt logo flashed across the screen, colorful light stripes streaked across the computer screen.

"...This loading time is a bit long, and isn't this loading screen copied from Sword Art Online?"

After a full twenty seconds of loading, Lao Ye finally couldn't help but complain to his roommates who were watching.

As the light patterns gradually converged, a flash of multicolored black light appeared.

[Year 203X, Scarred Planet]

As the introductory voice began, the opening animation showed a small spaceship dodging a giant satellite and flying from space toward an indigo planet. From space, the planet's surface was covered with intricate yellow patterns that were faintly visible, occasionally accompanied by flowing golden light.

After circling the planet once, the spaceship seemed to have chosen its destination, gradually approaching and landing on a beach.

At this moment, time in the video begins to fly by. After the sun and moon have changed several times, a base gradually takes shape on the edge of the island.

Then the perspective shifts, and a small airship appears in the sky above the screen, emitting smoke as it suddenly crashes to the ground. An explosion fills the entire screen with a green light, which then gradually softens.

Please edit the character's appearance.

[You can also choose to upload a photo and have AI generate your character's appearance.]

"Oh?" Lao Ye and his classmates exclaimed in surprise. This kind of technology is quite rare.

Then, he quickly clicked the mouse and keyboard, found a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio at his peak on Baidu, and uploaded it.

Character generated successfully

Welcome, Survivor!

Within the green light, a continuous stream of bubbles rose from below. As the culture medium dissipated, the culture chamber opened with a whoosh, spitting out Lao Ye.

"Bro, you're in a good lying position."

When Lao Ye looked up, lo and behold, there stood elegant Mikami in front of him, dressed only in a leather jacket and skirt, but unfortunately, a male voice came through the conversation.

Even without asking, you know this is a female account holder.

He hurriedly maneuvered his character to get up from the ground and turned on the microphone to greet the other party.

"Er Miao, you're playing a female character again this time."

"Of course! In survival games, you can save 5 yuan if you don't play a female character. This automatically generated leather underwear is such a nuisance."

"Haha, what more do you want from domestic games?"

After waiting a while and seeing that Muyu hadn't appeared yet, Laoye and Ermiao sent him a message before leaving the room.

Squeak—the door opened, and a spacious hall appeared before us. The side of the hall facing the sea consisted of a floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall, with the azure sea right in front of us.

Next to the glass curtain wall was a bar counter. On the side wall of the bar counter hung a huge screen with a comical sphere bouncing on it. A black-haired young man sat behind the bar counter, quietly watching the two of them.

"Welcome to Pioneer Base 343."

"I am the commander here."

"Lion Arcana".

After a brief pause, seeing that both players were surprisingly obedient, staring intently at him as if afraid of missing a single detail, Li Ang continued reading the prepared script:

"You are survivors I rescued during my exploration. There are currently no available spaceships or flights to leave this star system. I have already reported your situation to the relevant authorities. Until a rescue ship arrives, please follow the base's management regulations."

"I will show you around the area and tell you about the things to be careful about."

Li Ang tried to keep a straight face, walked to the large screen and tapped it lightly. The sphere on the screen quickly bounced to the corner, displaying an announcement.

[Guide to Pioneer Base No. 343]

1. The commander's orders are paramount; all base members and temporary personnel must unconditionally obey the commander's work arrangements.

[2. For those who violate the rules, the Commander reserves the right to use measures such as "lockdown," "expulsion," and even "humane annihilation." (Note: Lockdown is equivalent to forced offline; expulsion is equivalent to character deletion, and without the ability to cope, you will hardly survive a night on the planet; humane annihilation will result in the loss of your login privileges.)

[3. After completing the base test, you can choose to join Development Base No. 343. The Development Base will further grant you more privileges, including but not limited to shops, construction, and upgrades.]

4. The Commander reserves the right to the final interpretation of all the above terms.

Below, a different color indicates the content of the base's tests.

[Base Test: Please provide a total of 1000 units of biomass resources to the base.]

[(In red text) All survivors staying at the base must provide at least 100 units per day, or they will lose shelter.]

If needed, you can consult the base manager through the notice board.

"Skip that, skip that. So where are we going to get our biomass resources?"

Having played many games, the two had no interest in reading the game text carefully and just wanted to get straight to the point.

"Once you've confirmed that you understand all the information, you just need to sign this commitment letter to continue."

Li Ang waved his hand, and two electronic contracts were projected onto the large screen, unfolding in front of the two men and occupying the entire screen, with a signature box in the lower right corner.

"Holy crap!! This game has voice chat!"

Please be mindful of your wording. Also, yes, all conversations will be conducted via voice. Please manually fill in your personal signature in the bottom right corner.

The two of them casually swiped the mouse across the window; it was just a game, after all, who would fill in their real names?

As the two swiped their mice, their nicknames appeared directly in the signature box, completely disregarding whether their scribbles were identical. Simultaneously, a blurry video image flew out from the projector in the hall, eventually folding back into the camera along with the document.

Ha, playing this game with capitalists.

Li Ang smiled indifferently and continued, "The specific details will be explained to you by the AI ​​assistant, Funny Face, later."

The funny face on the signboard quickly moved to the center of the screen and answered the question.

"Beep! You can obtain these through fishing, sea fishing, and hunting on land. Some trees and fruits also contain usable biomass resources. Basic tools can be picked up outside the door."

"Got it, fishing simulator!"

"Let's go try fishing first."

After saying that, Er Miao called to Lao Ye and they skipped away from the hall.

Lao Ye walked around the hall and, seeing that all the other doors were locked and he couldn't get in, he turned around and followed them out.

"Funny face, go with them and see what happens. If you encounter any unexpected situations or go too far, remember to let me know immediately."

As for himself, he planned to go to the bar to study how the automatic food processor could turn a lump of biomass into fish fillets.

The sphere on the screen nodded, and then two spherical cameras fell from the top of the hall, circled in the air, and flew away.

"Holy crap, the light! The sea! That's amazing!"

"Lao Ye, come take a look! Is this the level of technical skill that domestically produced games can achieve? Even Thieves' Sea and Black Sails didn't reach this level!"

"Sunlight spills across the sea, like countless pieces of gold dancing on the waves. The waves are edged with flowing gold in the light and shadow. In the distance, futuristic warships rise and fall on the shore, shining brightly against the azure sky and clouds. Every frame of this scene is as dazzling as a diamond, so real that you can almost feel the saltiness of the sea breeze."

"Awesome! Our Prison Night is really cultured, no wonder he's a content creator in the Little Head Story section."

"Get lost! Was that a trivial story? Can you call a scholar's affairs trivial?"

"Ha ha ha ha…"

The two walked around the base once, and finally returned to the door to pick up the fishing rod leaning against the wall.

A dozen or so simple fishing rods, carved from green bamboo, leaned against a wall of indiscernible material. The mottled rods revealed the original texture of the bamboo joints, with a thick hook and a foam float hanging from the end of the line. A simple reel was attached to the handle, and the rough fishing line looked like it might break at any moment.

"Can this fishing rod really catch sea fish?"

Lao Ye squatted on the ground, looking at the fishing rod in front of him, and began to doubt his future.

Can someone who has never fished before catch sea fish with a poorly made fishing rod?

Er Miao walked to the side of the prison and carefully selected a fishing rod. Then, she put it on her back and took out a frog.

"Come on, Prisoner! I'll teach you how to fish first."

"You're really good at fishing! I feel like you've forgotten something."

Lao Ye gave a shout, picked up a fishing rod at random, and followed.

"Hey! What about my blonde girl who's always hungry and needing to be fed?"

"Never mind, fishing is the priority."