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

"This time, you can try out all sorts of operational mechanisms and gameplay."

"For example, a nationwide spiritual root census!"

"Reform the old imperial examination system, which relied on rigid, formulaic writing, into a system of selecting officials based on spiritual talent! Establish spiritual root testing centers nationwide. Whether you're a cowherd or a nobleman, as long as you're found to have spiritual roots, the government will provide you with food, lodging, and resources!"

"Or perhaps... a nation where everyone cultivates immortality to strengthen itself!"

"What kind of cultivation sects keep their secret manuals hidden? For players, only a stronger nation can make them stronger!"

"In this way, a true bond is formed between players and nations."

"Later in the game, you can try to rebel against the Immortal Sect, but that's not our ultimate goal!"

"My ultimate goal is for the whole country to rise to prominence!"

"It's not just about an emperor ascending to immortality, nor is it about the game ending after cultivating a few top cultivators. In the end, what players really need to do is lead this mortal dynasty, which was once looked down upon by the immortal sects, into the true world of cultivation with its cities, people, army, and the entire national destiny system."

"President Jiang, think about it. From a mortal emperor who has no power to even kill a chicken, to patiently and gradually develop, using the national destiny system, to elevate a secular dynasty to a level on par with the immortal realm."

"This feeling of ordinary people defying fate and achieving a triumphant victory, along with the sense of nurturing and developing your own country step by step, makes this an absolutely fantastic management and development strategy!"

"..."

"In summary, this is the second gameplay concept I'm currently developing."

Zhao Zhibai looked at Jiang Bo again and finally said the name that had been on his mind for a long time.

"So, I'd like to name this game..."

"I Found the Imperial Seal of the State 2: The Nation Ascends".

"hiss……"

After Zhao Zhibai finished speaking, it was Lao Ma who was the first to break the silence.

"Amazing... Absolutely amazing, Xiaobai!"

"Xiao Bai, tell me the truth."

Old Ma pointed at Zhao Zhibai with a strange look in his eyes, "Are you always slacking off at work and secretly reading novels?"

Zhao Zhibai lowered his head and remained silent.

Shen Zhaozhao nodded excitedly: "President Jiang, I think Xiaobai's plan has great potential! The concept of the whole country rising to prominence is very interesting. It's more grand than the urban setting of the first part, and it's also easier to operate it for the long term!"

Even Tang Yu, the newcomer, was filled with excitement as he listened.

As a professional, he instantly had a clear picture in his mind.

Chaoxi Games is truly a place blessed with outstanding people and talents!

Now, everyone turned their expectant gazes toward Jiang Bo, who was sitting in the main seat.

Jiang Bo, sitting in the main seat, looked at the people in the conference room.

To be fair, was Zhao Zhibai's idea good or not?

Excellent! Absolutely perfect! This kid is a genius at weaving together elements from online novels, a true master of subverting tropes and capturing the essence of emotional flow. If this game were made, it would absolutely align with Chaoxi Games' current direction.

But the problem is... can Chaoxi Games' current production capacity handle it?

Right now, "The Metamorphosis Era" has just been confirmed, and just the different timelines that Tang Yu just described have already determined that this thing is definitely not a small project.

Now here comes another one: "The Whole Country Soars."

Without the continuous financial support from "Juechen" and "Wo You Yi Jian", Chaoxi Games would be struggling to stay afloat.

A person only has twenty-four hours in a day.

Jiang Bo glanced at Lao Ma's receding hairline, which was starting to recede noticeably.

He then looked around at the crowd of people with their intense gazes.

Thinking about this, Jiang Bo did not make a decision immediately, but instead went through the ideas Zhao Zhibai had just mentioned in his mind again.

It's pretty good! These things are really interesting.

"President Jiang?" Looking at the boss who remained silent for a long time, Zhao Zhibai swallowed nervously.

"Did we... take too big a step?"

"No."

"Xiaobai, I completely approve of your plan."

"However, after thinking about it, we think we could consider not making a virtual machine version of this game, but instead returning to the PC version!"

Jiang Bo stared intently at Lao Ma and Zhao Zhibai.

"If we disregard the environmental rendering of virtual games and only focus on strategy and management gameplay on PC, do you think it would be feasible?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Shangfei was taken aback for a moment.

Then, his eyes visibly lit up.

"Sure!"

Without much hesitation, Lao Ma nodded immediately: "President Jiang, I think it's entirely possible, and to be honest, this kind of game might actually be more suitable for the PC version."

"Look, what Xiaobai just said is essentially a nationwide spiritual root census, which is a population screening and talent system. The Immortal Scholar Selection is about selection and training... These are all management strategies and gameplay."

"When players are playing, they will frequently switch maps, check data, issue policies, and select personnel. If this is placed in a virtual game, in order to achieve a sense of immersion, we would have to find a way to cram all these interfaces into the palace. If things go wrong, players might end up sitting on the dragon throne every day flipping through memorials, and their hands would get sore after flipping through them for two hours."

"But what if we make it for PC?"

"That's the true God's-eye view! Keyboard and mouse are the best tools for every strategy player!"

"This sense of macro-control—watching the densely packed data panels constantly flashing, and seeing the country grow inch by inch on the screen—is something that virtual games, with their limited personal perspective, simply cannot provide!"

"The core gameplay of 'Nationwide Ascension' has never been about players personally wielding swords and cutting down enemies, but rather about strategizing and deploying troops from afar to achieve victory!"

Old Ma's words were like a sudden awakening for everyone.

I never expected that Old Ma would have such a thorough understanding of these two games!

Zhao Zhibai quickly nodded in agreement.

When he proposed "The Nation Soars," he didn't actually consider the specific platform at all; he was only thinking about whether the concept was interesting enough.

Now, after Lao Ma's analysis, he also feels that the PC version is clearly more suitable.

After all, the player's identity in the game is that of an emperor.

In the later stages of the game, when you're in charge of countless prefectures, populations, cultivators, and armies, if you have to do everything yourself, what kind of emperor are you?

On a computer, these systems can be made more intuitive and faster!

"I agree."

Zhao Zhibai quickly added, "Moreover, the PC version has another advantage: it's more natural for veteran players of the first game to accept it. 'I Found the Imperial Seal!' was originally a PC game, and the second game will maintain the same operating habits, so veteran players can pick it up and play right away."

Shen Zhaozhao nodded in agreement upon hearing this:

"That's right!"

"This approach to promotion is also more reasonable. One is the official sequel to 'I Found the Imperial Seal!', and the other is a brand-new large-scale virtual game from Chaoxi. The user groups of the two are somewhat different, and not everyone will crowd into the same project."

Listening to everyone's analysis, Jiang Bo's lingering worries completely dissipated.

Yes.

Who says that just because Chaoxi has virtual technology now, all games in the future have to be virtual games?

Use the platform that the game is best suited for.

"The Metamorphosis Era" needs a sense of immersion, so let's make it a virtual game.

"National Ascension" requires complex national management and strategic operations, so let's stick to making it a PC game.

One focuses on user experience, the other on business operations.

The two projects have diverged in their development directions.

That way, the pressure will be much less!

Jiang Bo became more and more satisfied with the idea, and even began to feel that Zhao Zhibai's suggestion today had come at the perfect time.

"Okay then."

He slammed his hand on the table. "Then 'Nationwide Ascension' will be released on PC!"

After speaking, Jiang Bo looked at Ma Shangfei:

"But Lao Ma, the amount of data behind these kinds of nation-management games is enormous. The growth of tens or even hundreds of millions of cultivators, changes in national fortune, key figures and events, and the interrelationships between national policies—it's probably quite a workload to handle in a typical way, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Shangfei's expression immediately turned strange.

He paused for two seconds, then spoke very naturally:

"President Jiang, under normal circumstances, it is indeed quite troublesome."

Jiang Bo could tell from his expression that the kid definitely had something else to say.

Ma Shangfei quickly straightened his back and said seriously, "But if we have the support of President Jiang's ancestral code, then I think there shouldn't be much of a problem."

"..."