On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

Moreover, not only has the "quantity" increased, but the "consumption per unit" is also no longer on the same level.

Players don't just appear out of thin air; establishing a passage to connect the two worlds also requires consuming energy.

The original Fall was a 2D game where players operated it primarily from a top-down perspective.

It's like a manager only needing to draw on a flat surface.

It doesn't consume much energy.

What Liao Ji hopes to do next is to allow players to truly descend into "The Fall" in the form of a "game otherworld," to have their five senses, and to perceive this world.

This is something that can never be achieved by drawing on a two-dimensional surface.

This requires Liao Ji to use a lot of "paper" and exquisite "handcraft" to fold a "three-dimensional" player.

The difficulty of both is obvious.

Of course, there are still many, many issues, big and small, to consider, such as how to guide players, how to build a game system, and what to do with the native creatures in "The Fall," etc.

Fortunately, though.

Although a larger and more distant plan has been added, Liao Ji has also gained an even more capable teammate.

Source owner.

Although Phoenix still harbored doubts about Liao Ji's "online game" plan, she had to admit that she was not defeated by Liao Ji himself, but by the "saviors" led by Liao Ji.

Having experienced this battle, the Source Lord also saw the immense potential of the players and realized that perhaps the Ash Emperor, who had once been one of the "players" she had summoned, could better unleash the power of the "player" race than she could.

Since this plan is a possibility, the Source Master is willing to help Liao Ji.

After all, they are essentially all part of the World Tree and share a common goal of survival.

The most distinctive feature of the Source is that it is an energy aggregate, possessing enormous energy, as can be seen from the terrifying trillion-level health bar of the Source Master Phoenix.

With the "Source Master" and countless "Sources" as the energy foundation of the plan, it is not a pipe dream to build a channel that can accommodate millions or tens of millions of players over time.

This can be considered as resolving the problem of "quantity capacity" for Liao Ji.

The next thing Liao Ji considered was how to realize the player's "physical body".

Liao Ji's first thought was naturally the simplest one.

"Can you use more energy to create a separate body for each player?"

Upon hearing Liao Ji's question, Phoenix immediately shook her head vigorously, like a rattle drum.

"impossible."

"Maintaining a channel for tens of millions of players already consumes a huge amount of our resources. If it were just for tens of thousands of players, we could manage to construct physical bodies, but for tens of millions, the required resources are simply too enormous."

"Moreover, a physical body in the form of energy is very unstable. You should understand this. If you hadn't first used Liao Ji's body to adapt to the world in your own world, you wouldn't have been able to control the current body of the Ash Emperor, even though you personally nurtured this body."

Liao Ji quickly understood what the Source Master meant; to put it simply, it meant...

If you really want players to "settle down," you have to prepare for them. They don't have to be natives, but at least they have to have bodies made of matter from the fallen world, just like the natives.

The selection of personnel and the plan for implementing this project are naturally obvious.

Mass production and repair capabilities

Most importantly, it must satisfy the player's strongest foundation—the ability to respawn after death—which leaves only [the following].

Androids.

"Command received, Master. Zero will immediately begin establishing the 'Research Institute' and attempt to find the most suitable 'Construct' structure for Earthlings among the world's material composition. Calculations indicate that this research project will produce the first version of the initial 'Bionic Construct' shell in 276 months."

A crystalline blue light shimmered from the blindfold of the maid standing beside Liao Ji. With her powerful computing abilities and absolute expertise in mechanics and constructs, Zero was undoubtedly the most suitable person to take on this task.

In this way, the two most difficult hurdles in building an "online game" have been addressed with some initial steps and direction.

But as Liao Ji said at the beginning, there are many other tasks that need to be assigned.

For example, while the players' physical bodies have been addressed, their "spiritual" aspects still require guidance and support. Players who are willing to be exploited are the best players. If left unchecked, Liao Ji fears that before the cold wave even arrives, the World Tree might already be destroyed by the "Fourth Calamity."

Therefore, the two systems are inevitable.

One type is the mechanism that can issue "positive" tasks to players, guiding them through these tasks—something that most games do as well.

These organizations are usually called "xxx Association," and depending on the game genre, they might be called Adventurer's Guild, Mercenary Guild, or Hunter's Guild, etc.

Liao Ji had this idea as early as after the journey of the Mechanical Alliance. The initial purpose was to house the tens of thousands of machine servants produced by Zero who were looking for them, and also to expand his own power.

Now

It seems this association needs to expand by a little over a hundred million.

"86, Control One, this mission is now in your hands." Liao Ji turned to look at the little maid beside Zero, as well as several mecha servants who were Zero's "copies".

"Yes, Master," Number 86 replied happily and energetically, "I never expected that I, as a supporting character, would actually be able to make an appearance and be of use."

zero:"."

The large maid with twin ponytails glanced over and frowned at the smaller maid behind her, saying, "Number 86, I remember I should have fixed your language module."

"Sorry Zero, it seems to be broken again recently," Number 86 said perfunctorily, but muttered to himself. "It's precisely because Zero doesn't have any special characteristics like the other Supremes that he seems to have a very low presence around Master."

"How can such a naive older sister win against those lowly women? She's been devoured by others and she's still working as a maid!"

"So Number 86 wanted to become the last flag of the machine race and win more favor for his sister. Number 86 made such a dark and despicable yet righteous and passionate declaration."

Liao Ji: "."

Phoenix Source Master: "."

cough!

After coughing, Liao Ji quickly steered the conversation back on track, mentioning that there were two main systems for guiding players, one of which was creating associations that issued various tasks to players.

The other one is

"Tia, I'm entrusting the church to you. The expansion and continuation of the Holy Church will require your team in the Holy Kingdom."

The mission forces players to do things that are beneficial to the world.

Tia's Holy Religion, on the other hand, subtly and continuously radiates positive emotions. Throughout history, the fact that religions have continued to exist from ancient times to the present proves that all living beings, to varying degrees, need some form of faith.

Using a holy religion to occupy the high ground of faith is better for the world as a whole than any other mess, such as the Slaanesh Church next door that is eager to try its luck with succubi.

Next, Liao Ji certainly won't rely solely on the players. The native "NPCs" can't be left behind either. He must continue to strengthen military power and prepare for the cold wave a thousand years from now. This task will be entirely entrusted to Jiu You.

Finally, the work on Earth, including liaising with players and promoting Falling 2, fell to Anno.

Rather than

Liao Ji and the elf exchanged a glance during the meeting.

Liao Ji's final decision not to kill the Source Master, but to force the Source Master to reveal the truth behind it, actually stems from Anno. If the elves were simply trying to fight the Source Master, there was no need for them to make such a big move on Earth, let alone Hai create the game company Senmeng and release "Falling 2".

Clearly, the elves may have had these suspicions and concerns long ago, which is why they made arrangements in advance.

With the popularity that Fall 2 has built on Earth, Fall 3 is sure to attract enough buzz when it launches, so Liao Ji doesn't need to worry about player numbers.

Thus, the plans for the future, spanning a millennium, have been fully allocated.

"That's not right, Lord Liao Ji, what about Sister Lena's work?" Styutia raised her hand, the little nun looking innocent as she tilted her head and gazed at the succubus.

Anno nodded in agreement, then asked curiously, as if to echo her sentiment, "Yes, does Lena have some secret mission that you can't tell us?"

Faced with the nun's gentle yet unwavering gaze and the elf's seemingly curious but actually cunning remarks, the succubus in her seat, as if her grand plan had been thwarted, immediately muttered something in a low voice in annoyance.

"86 is right, those two lowly women!"

"So what exactly is Sister Lena planning to do?" Styutia pretended not to hear and pressed for more information.

Forced into the spotlight, Lena could no longer hide her presence.

"I'll take care of his daily needs!"

After the succubus finished speaking, Styutia and Anno remained silent, continuing to look at Lena. Clearly, the succubus's answer was not enough to appease them.

no way.

Lena had no choice but to come clean.

"Three thousand years is beyond the maximum lifespan limit for us."

"Therefore! For the sake of the plan's stability, for the sake of our successors, and for the sake of not letting everyone's efforts go to waste, I will go and work with Lord Liao Ji to create a reliable successor!"

At the meeting, Lena delivered a passionate declaration, and surprisingly, a sacred expression appeared on the succubus's face, as if she were doing something extremely noble.

Indeed, that sounds very important and crucial.

but

"Zero, what exactly does Reina mean? What does 'inheritor' mean?" Jiu You, feeling that something was off, nudged the maid next to her.

The maid, her face expressionless, glanced at the pretentious succubus before translating to the dragon girl in the easiest way possible:

"Lena wants to have a baby with her master."

That doesn't seem to be enough.

Zero added, "She wanted to secretly have a baby with the master while we were all busy with his work."

With this addition of zero.

The dragon girl's gaze changed instantly; even her purple dragon eyes, which she looked at the succubus, seemed to sharpen considerably.

However, Lena's words, though rough, made sense.

The succubus was actually using this method to remind Liao Ji.

three thousand years

For a "Calamity" level Calamity-type Calamity-type, about four hundred years is probably the limit. During the five hundred years of waiting for the Ash Emperor, many former contractors died from exhaustion of their lifespan.

As for those of the "Calamity" rank, the duration may vary slightly depending on their race, but it will not exceed 1,500 years at most.

The "cold wave" will occur three thousand years later, and it is clear that Liao Ji and the others will not be able to hold out until that day.

At least in the form of "living beings," it is impossible to sustain that long.

Liao Ji was not actually opposed to birth, aging, sickness and death. He was not a person who liked "immortality", nor was he an emperor who liked to be the ruler of the world. He would step down at the right time and leave the stage to the next generation. Watching the younger generation grow up in the dark or behind the scenes would bring Liao Ji far more pleasure than being a "ruler".

If there were no threat of a cold wave, Liao Ji would probably have chosen this approach.

but