The game is only half finished, and the entire internet is begging for an update!

On the other side...

The atmosphere inside Chaoxi Games has been a bit off lately.

To be precise, it's absolutely right.

I don't know what happened.

These past few days, all the employees at Chaoxi Games have been acting like they've been given stimulants in the water dispenser. The planning team used to spend half a day discussing a single mechanism, but recently they often come up with it in the morning and finalize the basic framework by the afternoon. The art team is the same; concept art is coming out one after another. Even the scene design, which used to be the most difficult to get stuck on, has been going exceptionally smoothly these past few days.

As for the program group...

"Crackling and popping..."

The sound of keyboards has almost become the background music in the office.

Ma Shangfei sat in front of the computer, his ten fingers flying across the keyboard, and he had even entered a state of complete absorption in the computer.

When a problem arises, he hardly needs to pause; a solution immediately comes to mind.

Without a doubt, at this moment, Old Ma has completely entered the legendary and rare state of flow!

His hands on the keyboard had completely turned into a blur!

No need to think, no need to consult documents, and even copying and pasting is omitted!

Old Ma felt like Neo from The Matrix had awakened at that moment.

What he saw was no longer lines of dry code, but the fundamental laws of the entire game world! He was the creator of this world, and every key he pressed contributed to the development of this virtual world.

"Press Enter! Compile!"

"Ding! 0 Errors, 0 Warnings!"

"That's incredible!"

"Why isn't there a developer competition?! In my current form, I'd be a shoo-in for first place!"

Looking at the perfect compilation result that popped up on the screen, Lao Ma let out a long, blissful sigh, feeling as if his soul had been elevated.

"Everything's going so well... Brother, I've been having such a lucky time lately!"

If I were to be airdropped into Silicon Valley with my current skill level, I would be a top expert who could do whatever I wanted!

Old Ma became more and more excited as he wrote.

It even felt like there was a network cable plugged into the top of my head, directly connecting me to the Trisolarans' shared database.

"It worked again!"

Another feature was successfully tested, and Ma Shangfei leaned back sharply, looking at the test screen showing the smooth operation, his face practically overflowing with satisfaction.

If development continues at this pace...

One month!

At most one month!

This version is definitely presentable!

Thinking about this, Old Ma himself was somewhat dazed.

He used to think that the recent rapid development progress was due to everyone being in a good mood.

But after so many days, he began to have another guess.

Have I... broken through another bottleneck?

After all, the profession of programmer requires a certain level of expertise.

Junior programmers write code.

Intermediate programmer modifies code.

A senior programmer watches others write code.

And in his current state, the code seems to flow out of his head on its own...

Incredible.

That's incredible!

The more Ma Shangfei thought about it, the straighter his back became. In the end, he couldn't help but slide his chair back and turn his head to look to the side.

Zhao Zhibai was sitting there, lost in thought.

Looking at Xiaobai's extremely abstract appearance, Old Ma couldn't suppress his smugness.

"Little White!"

Zhao Zhibai slowly turned his head.

"what?"

"Let me tell you, buddy, I'm in absolutely amazing form today! My keyboard skills are like magic, spanning 30,000 miles, and a single keystroke can pierce through nineteen continents!"

"As the top writer and planner of our Chaoxi Games, looking at my current invincible state, overflowing with inspiration and like a coding god descended to earth, could you compose a poem for me on the spot as a sign of respect?"

Xiao Bai slowly looked away from the ceiling and glanced at Lao Ma as if he were an idiot.

"Would you like to compose a poem?"

"Yeah, look at me right now, don't I feel like a master who has reached a state of perfection?"

Zhao Zhibai: "..."

He stared at Old Ma's shiny bald head, sighed, and a few seconds later, Zhao Zhibai cleared his throat.

"Ma Shangfei, the Code Saint of Morning and Evening"

"The keyboard is being typed all over the place."

"They claim to have reached the summit today."

"Looking back, I realized no one was bragging."

The office was silent for two seconds, and the smile on Ma Shangfei's face gradually froze.

"Could the last sentence not be so realistic?"

"A limerick, after all, is supposed to be realistic."

Zhao Zhibai leaned back in his chair.

Ma Shangfei stared at him for a few seconds, but finally decided not to argue with someone who was good with words.

After all, intellectuals are known for their sharp tongues.

normal.

He turned around again, looked at his development progress for the day, and his mood quickly improved.

"But seriously."

"I've been in really good shape lately."

Ma Shangfei stroked his chin, looking quite moved. "Problems that used to take me two or three days to solve can now be done in half an hour. I feel like my programming skills have definitely taken another leap forward."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but click his tongue.

"I really admire the boss."

Zhao Zhibai turned his head to the side, "What do you admire about the boss?"

"To find such an excellent employee as me."

Ma Shangfei said it with complete ease, "Can you believe how insightful that is?"

Zhao Zhibai stared at him for a long time, but surprisingly didn't refute him; he even nodded in agreement.

I agree with that statement.

Old Ma was stunned. "Did the sun rise in the west today?"

The next second, Zhao Zhibai suddenly sighed again.

"I actually admire the boss quite a bit."

"Lately, I've felt more and more that I've been living in his shadow."

Ma Shangfei: "?"

Why does this sentence suddenly sound so profound?

He turned his chair around. "What do you mean?"

Zhao Zhibai stopped writing.

"It's just that development has been going too smoothly lately, so when I had some free time, I took a look at the current game market."

Then I suddenly realized something.

As he spoke, he turned the computer screen around, which displayed the product categories and some popular titles in the game market recently.

"Brother Ma, as you know, I wasn't originally in the gaming industry."

"So, I did some more research, but I've realized that, strictly speaking, most of the games we've been making all this time are still 2D games, right?"

Ma Shangfei frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"It means the player sits in front of the screen and plays using a mouse, keyboard, or gamepad."

"Players are always separated by a physical screen, using a mouse and keyboard to control the characters in the game, right?"

"However, many mainstream blockbusters on the market are now moving towards virtual games."

"VR, immersive devices, and motion-sensing interaction are becoming increasingly mature."

The more Zhao Zhibai spoke, the brighter his eyes became.

"So I was thinking."

"Why don't we make virtual games?"

"hiss……!"

After hearing this, Ma Shangfei was clearly taken aback.

Virtual games?

He glanced around instinctively. And you know what? Chaoxi Games has really gone through a lot of projects by now.

Virtual games... it seems like I've never actually made one.

However, Lao Ma quickly realized what was happening.

"That's not right."

"Virtual games are expensive!"

Ma Shangfei started counting on his fingers, "Equipment, adaptation, motion capture, interaction system—which of these things doesn't cost a fortune?"

"And most importantly, our company doesn't have its own virtual gaming equipment."

"We can't expect the boss to suddenly decide to have us develop a head-up display on the side, can we?"

Faced with Lao Ma's rather realistic feedback, Zhao Zhibai shook his head.

"Who said we were going to make our own equipment?"

Ma Shangfei was taken aback.

"what?"

Zhao Zhibai suddenly sat up straight. Just moments ago, he had seemed to be in a daze, but now his thoughts seemed to have suddenly become clear.

"Did we develop our own gaming platform?"

"No."

"Did we make our own computers?"

"No, not at all."

"We didn't manufacture all of these ourselves, did we?"

Ma Shangfei blinked, and Zhao Zhibai became more and more excited as he spoke.

"That solves it!"

"Why must we manufacture our own virtual reality devices to make virtual games?"

"There are already mature devices on the market, can't we just do the adaptation?"

"It's just like when we make games and then release them on someone else's gaming platform."

"Isn't that the same principle?"

Ma Shangfei originally wanted to refute.

But after opening his mouth for a long time, he suddenly realized... it seemed to be true.