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

"A new...game?"

"Isn't this a modified version?"

"Mr. Jiang... Mr. Jiang? A new game? We're not updating 'The Great Angler' anymore?!"

Ma Shangfei stared wide-eyed, his face full of confusion:

"President Jiang, last week during the live stream, in front of so many players, didn't you confidently promise that streamer that you would give them a complete storyline?"

"With the game so popular right now, why not ditch the original and start a new project? That's not a good idea!"

"Yeah, boss!"

Zhou Guangqi also became anxious.

"Players are getting impatient; the whole internet is eagerly awaiting our new version. If you suddenly abandon it to work on a new game, isn't that like abandoning the whole nation? You'll be criticized!"

Seeing the expressions on their faces as if the sky had fallen, Jiang Bo remained unusually calm.

He certainly knows what the players want.

He also knew what the employees had prepared.

The problem is, the more players want something, the less you give it to them, and that's when their expectations will rise even higher.

"What's the rush?"

Jiang Bo said slowly and deliberately:

"Let me tell you..."

"We game developers must never let players' emotions control us!"

"Haven't you ever been in a relationship? Giving everything to someone will only hurt you!"

"And what exactly did I say during the live stream that day?"

"What I said at the time was: The sun will rise as usual! Keeping players excited is our greatest destiny! I assure the entire internet that we will definitely deliver the complete storyline you want!"

"So, did I explicitly state in this passage that this complete storyline must be realized in the game 'The Great Angler'?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Ma Shangfei: "Ah...it seems...names weren't mentioned."

"That's right."

"I promised them a game with a complete storyline and a completely new experience, but I never said it would be released as DLC within the older game!"

"Just imagine, cramming a parkour battle royale game into a fishing simulator that's supposed to be for relaxation and rejuvenation—not only will the underlying code easily conflict, but the art style will also be extremely jarring. It's practically a desecration of the ninth art!"

"This will only make the game bloated."

Do you think this is reasonable?

Ma Shangfei instinctively wanted to say that it made sense.

Because he thought it was quite fun.

But the words stuck in his throat and he swallowed them back down.

It seems... that's indeed a bit outrageous.

However, he still had to say what needed to be said.

"But Mr. Jiang, that's his family's inherited code; it's easy to modify!"

Jiang Bo spoke with righteous indignation!

"The inherited code absolutely cannot be touched!"

"Don't you know that the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed?"

Jiang Bo felt his logic was absolutely flawless the more he talked.

"Therefore, in order to give players the purest, most complete, and most ultimate experience, I've decided to take these player suggestions and turn them into a standalone new game!"

"Don't they want a complete story experience? Don't they want action-packed plots of resistance or escape?"

"Then let's start our new game from this very aspect!"

"Art originates from life, but it should transcend life."

"That's what it means to be responsible to the players! That's what it means to strive for excellence! When they play the new game, they'll naturally understand my good intentions!"

"As for what you just said about whether players will complain? You don't need to worry about that! Which game developer can satisfy the needs of every player? Which game doesn't have negative reviews?"

"Don't worry, when the time comes, great scholars will surely debate the classics for me!"

After listening to Jiang Bo's fluent and eloquent rant...

Everyone in the office was in a state of shock.

Is this correct?

However, they couldn't win an argument with Jiang Bo.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Jiang Bo knew it was time for him to perform again.

"Alright, now put aside your doubts. Get ready for a brand new story!"

"Now I'll explain the ideas behind our new game!"

"This is a complete story! It's also a story about inheritance!"

"This is how I see this game!"

Jiang Bo slowly began to explain the game he had painstakingly conceived over this period of time.

"First of all, this is a story about the art of slaying dragons."

The meeting room fell silent instantly.

Ma Shangfei's lips twitched.

Weren't you just talking about the complete storyline? How did you suddenly jump from fishing to dragon slaying in the blink of an eye?

That's quite a leap.

It can only be said that they were kicked from the edge of the fishpond into the realm of mythology and legend.

"President Jiang, isn't this... a bit too far off?"

"In the last game, players were still fishing."

"In the next game, will players just slay dragons?"

"Isn't there a bit of a transition missing? Like, killing a crocodile or something?"

Jiang Bo waved his hand.

"Look at you, you're in such a hurry again!"

"Wait until I finish speaking!"

Jiang Bo continued:

"This is what I'm thinking..."

"Dragons once existed in this world."

"But many years have passed, so long that everyone has forgotten what a dragon looks like. So long that the dragon has become a legend in ancient books, a story for old people to scare children."

"But unfortunately, the family the player came from has only passed down one skill from generation to generation."

"Dragon-Slaying Technique!"

"This family is very poor."

"How destitute have they become?"

"No one worships at the ancestral hall, and the ancestral tablets are covered in dust."

"My family has kept a rusty knife for generations; it's the Dragon-Slaying Sword!"

"And then, there was a tattered book, which was 'The Art of Dragon Slaying'!"

Outsiders laugh at their family, saying they're crazy. What dragon-slaying technique? It sounds like their ancestors were exaggerating so much that their descendants not only believed it but actually passed it down. The protagonist himself is too embarrassed to tell people what his family does when he goes out.

"but!"

Jiang Bo curled his fingers and tapped them heavily on the table twice.

"The protagonist believes it!"

"Moreover, there are a few sayings passed down through generations in their family, etched in their minds at all times!"

"As long as the dragon is not dead, the art will not be lost."

"The knife must not be discarded, and the score must not be burned."

"If one hears the dragon's roar, future generations should return to the shrine and retrieve their swords!"

Jiang Bo had just finished saying these few words.

Ma Shangfei was about to complain, but upon hearing this, his mouth opened slightly, but he couldn't utter a word.

Zhou Guangqi's eyes lit up.

coming!

The aroma is coming!

This isn't the typical opening where the protagonist is chosen by the system and receives a divine gift from heaven.

This feels so fateful!

Is this still a game? The story is so immersive! Everyone's attention was involuntarily drawn in.

"And then? The dragon really came?"

Zhou Guangqi couldn't help but swallow, his body involuntarily leaning forward.

"That's right."

Jiang Bo suddenly straightened his back, his voice deep and powerful:

"Until one day, the first dragon awoke!"

"A deep, muffled dragon's roar suddenly echoed from the depths of the city where the protagonist is located!"

"Houses cracked. Rivers flowed backward. Clouds in the sky rolled and churned like scales."

"Nobody knows what happened."

"The official explanation is a geological anomaly."

The old man said it was divine punishment.

"The neighbor said, 'Is it because the barbarians next door have attacked again?'"

"Only the ancestral hall in the player's house, which no one worships anymore, suddenly made a sound."

"That rusty, broken knife, the rust on its surface started to peel off piece by piece, and the blade began to get hot! Red-hot!"