The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

Jiang Chen remained silent, observing the players in the open space, like a background character.

Recruiting players in the early stages using a broad-based approach was a last resort.

Now that we have no shortage of new players, we should prioritize the overall quality of our players.

However, he hasn't come up with a suitable screening method yet. As for temperament and behavior, relying solely on methods like questionnaires would likely yield inaccurate results.

You can't just enter the game, find out the other player is a slacker, and then forcibly disqualify them from the game, right?

After all, when a player enters the game, they have to create a clay figure first, which is somewhat of a sunk cost.

Fortunately, the players we've recruited so far are generally quite good. Even if they're not burying themselves in training, they're trying their best to explore various ways to play.

Thinking about this, Jiang Chen suddenly realized that he could use simple numerical values ​​to increase the players' initiative.

How can an MMORPG game not have a built-in economy system?

He doesn't even need to provide physical items as currency; he only needs to add a value to the players' personal interfaces, allowing players to trade this value with each other.

Is it used as an upgrade reward?

The higher the level, the more numerical rewards you receive?

Isn't that a bit too simplistic and crude?

Just then, an extremely obsequious voice abruptly interrupted Jiang Chen's thoughts.

"My lord, I am your most loyal soldier. I am willing to go through fire and water for you. Please grant me a mission!"

He knelt on both knees, his voice full of emotion.

As a seasoned RPG player, he believes that the basic gameplay of these kinds of RPGs with an Eastern theme is pretty much the same.

Born in a small village, your master is a reclusive master who teaches you nameless martial arts. You can beat up all sorts of wild chickens, wild boars, bandits, and robbers around the village. After a round, the villagers all praise you, the village beauty falls in love with you, and then the main villains, such as enemies or demonic sects, will come to massacre the village.

Then, despite your best efforts, you couldn't win. The village was massacred, and you escaped the starting village with the village beauty, arriving in major cities like Kaifeng, Chang'an, and Luoyang. Through various adventures, you gradually grew stronger, successively defeating disciples of the Demonic Cult, incense masters, hall masters, and left and right protectors. Finally, you defeated the Demonic Cult leader and became a great hero in the martial arts world. In the end, during the game's long downtime, you fought fiercely against scout cavalry squads from the Mongols and Liao Dynasty...

In short, almost all processes are like this, with only minor modifications to the components, such as changing a reclusive master to a reclusive immortal, or martial arts to immortal techniques, but the essence remains unchanged.

Therefore, in Rou Peng's eyes, even though he had heard that Jiang Chen was unable to communicate, he still felt that this was a newbie guide NPC specially placed here by the game company to replace the position of a reclusive master.

The inability to communicate now simply means we haven't found the right method yet.

Jiang Chen was well aware of the players' intentions when they talked to him, and he originally wanted to continue using the template lines to deal with them.

The words were on the tip of his tongue when a thought struck him, and he added another line to his script: "You're too weak. Run for your life! The orcs are coming, and another tribe is about to fall..."

Roupeng immediately noticed the change in the dialogue. Seeing Jiang Chen's eyes light up, he thought to himself, "Just as I thought. The reason we can't communicate is because the prerequisites haven't been met yet. Saying that he's too weak is an implication that his level isn't high enough."

He suddenly realized what was happening and started doing push-ups on the spot.

The commotion quickly attracted the attention of some players. These players all knew each other, and Roupeng naturally wouldn't hide his discovery, so a new wave of sports fever swept across the open space.

Jiang Chen watched all of this with a blank expression, completely unsurprised.

Players are like this.

Just draw them a picture of a pie, and everything below their neck will automatically turn into a liver.

……

It's worth mentioning that not long after the new wave of sports enthusiasm began, one of the players suddenly sat down cross-legged.

About ten minutes later, the player opened his eyes. He felt the greatly increased power within his body and couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"Brother-in-law, have you leveled up?"

Brother Niu had stopped his training as soon as Tianxia Buyu sat down cross-legged and squatted down beside his brother-in-law with concern.

Tianxia Buwu grunted in response, then absentmindedly added, "I've leveled up to level three."

"Going straight to level three? Looks like leveling up in this game isn't too difficult."

"The difficulty of upgrading is not important."

As he stood up, Tenka Fubu said, "Punch me with all your might."

Sweetheart Strike Bull guessed that his brother-in-law wanted to confirm the upgraded power, so he didn't hesitate and threw a punch.

Tianxia Buwu slightly bent his knees, turned his upper body to the side, and raised his hand, almost striking Niu Ge's fist in the palm of his hand.

"Hey? Brother-in-law, is that move of yours Tai Chi or Xingyi?"

"Neither."

Tianxia Buwu shook his head thoughtfully: "Do you remember the martial arts routines I told you about?"

"You've said so much, how am I supposed to know what you're referring to?"

Brother Niu knew that his brother-in-law had been obsessed with traditional martial arts since he was a child. When he was six years old, he pestered his parents to send him to Shaolin Temple. After he grew up, he traveled all over the country and came into contact with various martial arts, including Tongbei and Bajiquan.

Later, thanks to his strong physique honed over many years and his family connections, he successfully entered the provincial sports bureau and gradually gave up his desire to practice martial arts.

"Do you remember why modern combat sports have abandoned the flashy moves from various martial arts styles?"

Seeing Brother Niu's expression stiffen, Tianxia Buwu automatically explained: "The reason why a starting reaction time of less than 0.1 seconds in track and field is judged as a false start is because there is a limit to human reaction speed, dynamic vision, and so on."

Through scientific physical and combat training, these abilities can only be improved to about 1.8 times that of the average person. It's like an invisible line lies in front of all humans who pursue the limits; they can only go this far, and cannot cross it.

Once your reaction speeds have improved significantly, you'll find that in combat, there's no need to use fancy, roundabout techniques; a direct approach is often the simplest.

Upon hearing this, Brother Niu suddenly realized what was going on.

"I remember now, you told me that whether it's a ring fight or a street brawl, it will cause the body's adrenaline and heart rate to spike, and the sympathetic nervous system to be excited."

These natural bodily reactions reduce or even eliminate fine motor skills, leaving only gross motor instincts. Therefore, two people without combat training can easily and instinctively clinch and wrestle.

"Yes, many moves in traditional martial arts, such as grappling, tendon splitting, hooking, and acupoint striking, are all fine motor skills. Once they enter high-pressure real combat, they will be directly deformed, or even impossible to perform."

As he spoke of unifying the world, his tone unconsciously rose: "But the feeling I get from this game..."