It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

After a day of work, Bai Lin leaned back in her chair, breathing deeply with relief. She had been somewhat of a problem child before, and sitting at a desk so diligently organizing text was something she had never experienced before.

But now that my physical fitness has improved, I don't feel sleepy as much anymore, unlike when I was a student. I'm not as tired mentally, more like I feel numb.

Chapter 629 Explain to me what you are writing

Stretching and stretching his body, before he knew it, it was already dusk. After taking a breath, Bai Lin glanced at the little Miyuki next to him. Seeing that the other party was lying on the bed reading a story book, Bai Lin asked,

"Hey, little one, are you hungry?"

Miyu instantly turned over, threw the book in his hand away, jumped off the bed with a bright face, looked at Bai Lin, and asked expectantly,

"What, is it time for dinner?"

Bai Lin seemed to be used to this little guy who was so eager to eat. She sighed slightly and stood up, wondering if she had found a wolf or a pig. She picked up Mi Yu from the ground and walked out of the house.

"Let's go and see if there's anything delicious here at the elves' place!"

Although Bai Lin was not an elf and had no right to enter their world, she was still working for them and was provided with food. However, she could not go to the elves' world to see their restaurants and experience their customs and culture, mainly because the Queen advised against it.

As for why they shouldn't do this? The reason is simple: the Queen fears someone might drug her. Not all elves harbor malicious intent, but the desire to play a trick on an outsider, especially one as beautiful as themselves and arousing their curiosity, is bound to greatly arouse their desires.

As an outsider, Bai Lin couldn't tell the difference between a normal restaurant and a restaurant run by pranksters. So instead of letting Bai Lin figure it out on his own, it was better to let the Queen arrange everything so that Bai Lin could just go to the restaurant and eat.

Although the drug might not necessarily do anything to Bai Lin, it would somewhat affect Bai Lin's own schedule... She didn't want to be knocked unconscious for 12 hours.

The dinner venue was also within a barrier. Inside, there was a wealth of luxurious, obviously expensive furniture, and the tables were filled with exquisite food to match. Each piece was meticulously crafted, exuding an air of elegance, yet the portions were modest.

Bai Lin looked at these dishes, the ingredients of which she could barely discern, and didn't know what to say, except for a feeling of being somewhat flattered. Isn't this... the kind of food from our original world, where the food is not very good but the price is exorbitant?

When I looked closer, I found a note on the dining table. It was a piece of hard cardboard with a gold-stamped edge and a small message from the Queen printed on it.

"Revered Holy Son, we've heard that you humans respect this kind of cuisine as a noble form of dining, so we've prepared a dinner tailored to your style. We sincerely invite you to savor this feast and wish you a wonderful experience."

"--Queen."

"........."

Bai Lin looked at the cardboard, her mind buzzing. Although she had never had a tire dinner, she had eaten some dishes. She didn't know if it was because her taste was too low or her taste was too vulgar, but Bai Lin felt that although these dishes had very special preparations, ingenious designs, and noble ingredients, they could only be classified as average in her mind.

They are delicious, but the price is high and the quantity is small. To be honest, the taste of most of these high-end dishes cannot kill many normal dishes, and they are not as appetizing as some home-cooked dishes.

The Queen's card undoubtedly imitated some unique literary style, but Bai Lin felt a strange prickling sensation as she looked at it. Just as she was about to throw the card away and start eating, she suddenly felt the frosted surface on the back. She quickly turned the card over and saw a line of sloppy but somewhat cute handwriting on the back. It read:

"If you don't like it, remember to tell me."

There were some dotted lines at the bottom, which were obviously for Bai Lin to use to make suggestions. Now, Bai Lin understood what the pen on the table was used for. She hadn't even started eating yet, but she wrote a line of words on it without thinking.

"Next meal I want to eat something that you elves usually like to eat."

When Bai Lin finished writing the last word, the card instantly turned into ashes, and disappeared from Bai Lin's fingertips along with the pen. She sighed and sat down on the seat. Just as she was about to put the veil on little Miyu, she suddenly remembered something else. So she tilted her head and asked Miyu,

"Can you use a knife and fork?"

"Pour tea? What kind of tea? Is there any tea here?"

After receiving such an answer, Bai Lin felt even more helpless. So, a feast of tires that he grabbed directly was spread out on the table.

Since Miyu had a big appetite, Bai Lin had no interest in competing with the child for food, so he only ate half full. After returning home, he took out some meat he had stored daily, roasted it, and then devoured it with relish. He also washed it down with some fine wine he had borrowed from a certain happy ghost, and only then did he reveal a slightly satisfied smile as he ate.

The most important thing is to eat enough.

-

"...What is this? Can you explain it to me, Kaneko?"

The next day, Bai Lin looked at the "ideas" that Mephistopheles had collected from everyone yesterday and asked Kanena, who was sitting opposite him. The other party scratched his head, pointed at the virtual projection in the air, and said,

"Isn't there a brief introduction on it? Even though I didn't write it, Mephistopheles was there yesterday and took notes. I guess he didn't tamper with it too much, right?"

"I'm not asking you about the content, Ka'na. I'm asking why you came up with this. Targeted hunting, hunting people of a specific race and a specific age ratio. Their lifespans are calculated using a special method. After processing the number of kills, the person whose number is closest to 99 wins."

"Don't you understand our main purpose now? We have to report to the Queen first. Look at what you've reported. She'll be lucky not to keep you locked up for another hundred or eighty years."

Even knowing it was just empty talk, such a perverted idea still sent chills down one's spine. After all, the elf before them truly possessed the power to pull it off. But Bai Lin wasn't in the least bit afraid. She simply wanted to reprimand this person who hadn't grasped the situation.

Kanena gave a total of six suggestions, all of which were similar, meaning that she did nothing at all yesterday.

"Oh, I was so happy that I forgot I had to report to the Queen. I'm so sorry."

Chapter 630 Standardization

Seeing that Kanena was obviously not pretending but was really stupid, Bai Lin held back the breath that was about to come out and swallowed it, thinking secretly,

Anyway, the original reason for including this guy in the discussion was just to stir things up. After all, people tend to follow the crowd, and if one person starts a bad behavior, the others will be more inclined to do so. Even though the rest of the group had no intention of leaving after the silver was gone, it was still good to have one more person in the discussion.

Bai Lin slowed down, looked at the smiling Kadenah and replied,

"Actually, your idea isn't completely wrong. At least it made me realize one thing: the rules of the game you elves use have become so unregulated."

Game standardization refers to gradually aligning different games' control modes. For example, pressing the wasd key for movement, the left mouse button for attacking, and the escape key for accessing the menu—these commonalities are designed to help every player quickly adapt to a game and experience it more quickly. As for the differences, they generally stem from the core gameplay of each game.

Bai Lin's non-standardization is, of course, the opposite of standardization. Among all of Kan'ena's ideas, while the content related to the "Kuaichai Knife Man" is similar, the rules are completely different. All the standardization is completely original, just like learning a new controller control when playing a different game.

The core content is the unique rules that are completely different from any previous game. If a human were to play, they would probably find it a bit complicated and daunting. Games with high learning curves tend not to become popular. Moreover, such a hardcore gameplay will once again filter out some of the gaming community.

But elves are not like this. They don't care if it's difficult. For them, the most important thing is to have a brand new experience. Therefore, in elves' games, the core gameplay can be so bizarre and the difficulty can be ridiculous.

"In general, keep thinking about it. I think it should be useful. But the subject matter needs to be slightly modified to be more appealing to the Queen..."

Bai Lin's words of encouragement, buoying the atmosphere, would only encourage more people to offer their opinions. If he simply rejected the ideas of others in the team right away, their motivation would inevitably decrease. His first priority was to encourage others to offer their own ideas before he received enough.

Soon, Bai Lin flipped through the following content again. She uttered a soft "eh" at one of the topics, and then she said to Anna beside her,

"Anna, you, the Great Ruler of the Human World, have done a great job. You have opened up a brand new mimetic space, limiting the elves' own abilities and putting you elves in an unprecedented predicament."

"The method for clearing the game is complex enough, but the most complex aspect is the psychology. Just from what you've written, I can imagine the backstabbing that will occur. This perfectly integrates the interaction and contact between the elves. Even after the game is over, players can still have their own topics to talk about."

"But there is a fatal problem."

Bai Lin changed the subject, her eyes sharp, she patted the words written on the projection in front of her, amplified a part of the font directly, and hit everyone's sight. Then she pointed at the word and said loudly,

"Because your rules are so complex, building a complete game would require over a thousand players. Although your elves are usually quite idle and require less rest, gathering such a large group of people would be quite challenging, right?"

"From what I know, your elves' fertility isn't very good. Just these thousand people alone would probably take an entire generation, or even more than one generation."

"And this kind of game can't last too long. At least for you, it can only last a few years at most. The disparity between manpower and results is quite large. The idea is good, but the scale should be reduced."

Bai Lin's words were piercing, but without exception, they all hit the nail on the head. In modern society, if you want to invite five friends to a script-killing game, it takes a long time to get together. What about a thousand people? Even elves have their own lives.

Anna was of course very clear about this. She smiled bitterly and said to Bai Lin,

"I came up with this based on current mainstream entertainment methods, adding some of my own understanding. If the main rules are difficult, the scale will tend to increase, and then this kind of problem will arise."

"I feel like what we need is your own understanding. As for the rules, as a mere human, I don't quite understand them. We can slowly decide based on the final theme."

Bai Lin said this to Anna. Dilemma and psychology—this is clearly a good starting point. Like in human society, in Werewolf, if you lose, you lose. Death is no pressure at all, so you can naturally reason in the most perfect state of mind. But once pressure arises, the situation becomes completely different from a normal game.

In this way, Bai Lin began to look at the following things bit by bit, refining his own thoughts based on these ideas, while correcting the problems in the ideas proposed by several others, thus providing more inspiration.

"This audience is too small. Although the learning cost is not high for you, the threshold alone will only interest a certain group of people. People can't access the content. This is not a good idea."

"The cost, the difference between the cost and the benefits is too great. Using money as an incentive is certainly good, but even if you elves are rich, you can't play like this. Even if you do, how many games can you play? If it's not a gamble, how much excitement can it get?"

……

Just as Bai Lin was looking at them one by one, Mephistopheles suddenly spoke. She suddenly spoke and said to Bai Lin,

"Son, you just said that we should finalize the subject matter and then set new rules, right?"

"Uh, yeah, what's wrong?"

Bai Lin looked up at Mephistopheles, who shook his head and thought to Bai Lin,

"I think this idea is actually somewhat problematic. If we do this, our game will essentially be no different from any other game already on the market. While we could eventually come up with a game that's more suited to the current situation of the elves based on your conclusions, that wouldn't last long."

Chapter 631 Great xxx

"All we're doing is repeating what everyone else has done before, which isn't what we need. For just the five of us, it's unrealistic to come up with something that can surpass those professionals. If we continue with this approach, the best we can expect is a subpar product."

Bai Lin, who was looking at something in her hand, suddenly widened her eyes when she heard this. She thought for a moment, sighed again, and said,

"Actually, what I'm thinking of is to first find relevant themes from the ideas you've given me, and then slowly develop them. Not only should we establish a core rule, but we should also have various special rules that can be slightly modified based on this rule. This will set the general direction for you to ensure subsequent content updates."

Just like Mahjong, Japanese Mahjong has Zhenting (a card game) and requires a hand to win, Sichuan Mahjong requires a single move, and Taiwanese Mahjong's Angang (a card game) directly flips four tiles upside down—all with slightly different rules. There's even Transparent Mahjong, a unique way to play Human Mahjong. Bai Lin envisioned a similar evolution.

But as the Queen had said before, the elves were very smart, and the elves who made the game weren't obligated to update frequently, so the issue of update speed remained unsolved. Bai Lin's current idea was to use the slower update rate as part of marketing...

"But this won't solve the root cause. It's nearly impossible to make a game large enough and constantly expanding with almost no growth period. Even if we're deliberately trying to make things difficult for players, within reasonable limits, you elves will always find a way. After that, we'll indeed have to face the same problems as all previous games."

"Do you have any good ideas on this, Mephistopheles?"

After saying this, Bai Lin glanced at Mephistopheles. Since he wanted to make an opinion, simply rejecting it would definitely not be enough. Whether to accept or reject, or to overturn it again, a new topic would be needed to continue. Mephistopheles tilted his head and said to Bai Lin,

"Perhaps... what we need is a completely new form of entertainment? Based on previous surveys and information gathered from young elves, over 67% of them desire new forms of entertainment. This was also reflected in the data I gave you yesterday."

"The great elven philosopher, Lord Zekin, once said that humans are the most gifted race when it comes to entertainment. Even with numerous physical obstacles, as long as a crowd gathers, they will always find ways to relieve boredom. The Queen likely saw this in her assignment to you."

Hearing that Mephistopheles had put all the pressure on herself again, Bai Lin could not help but be speechless. After a moment of silence, she replied,

"The situations of humans and elves are vastly different. We don't have much time for entertainment each day, and our lifespans aren't nearly as long as yours. Furthermore, humans interact much more with each other than elves do. Even just drinking beer, eating barbecue, and airing our daily complaints together, we could easily spend an entire evening."

Are humans very advanced in their entertainment methods? Bai Lin didn't think so. The elves' way of thinking and the social conditions they displayed were beyond the current state of humanity. Bai Lin sincerely didn't believe he could come up with anything completely new.

"Learn from past mistakes and do the right thing. That's my current perspective on this matter. It would be difficult for me to come up with a completely new approach on my own."

Bai Lin replied helplessly, and Anna beside him came up and cheered Bai Lin up,

"It's okay, Holy Son. There's no harm in giving it a try. Just come up with your own ideas like we did, and then judge their feasibility. You'll eventually find a way."

"The problem is, I have no idea what you elves want. It's too difficult for a human like me, who has only received some information, to figure out what they want."

"Well, why don't you try to think about it. If you humans had the conditions we have now, what kind of entertainment would you need?"

Mephistopheles tried to change his mind and said this to Bai Lin, but Bai Lin did not show any sadness at all, just shook his head and replied,

"No human develops entertainment solely for pleasure. Game developers are all profit-making businesses. Rather than developing new ones, ordinary humans like us prefer to find our favorites among the existing ones. Even if humanity's material level reaches yours, it will never achieve a similar social situation. Those who need to be busy will still be busy."

Whether internal or external, human conflict will never cease; it's the inevitable outcome of civilization. It's impossible for an entire society to pursue "peace of mind" like the elves. There will always be those who seek to harm others, exploit them, and enrich themselves. Witness the painful struggles of others, witness the ugly backstabbing and mutual suspicion of humanity.

Bai Lin's face was gloomy, and he lowered his head as if he had a headache, wondering what he was thinking about.

"There's no such difference. I think you're just full of talk, just like the rest of us. You talk a lot, but when it comes to action, you can't do anything. If you have the ability, just use your mouth to get the job done. Just put together a few manuscripts and materials to convince the Queen that the garbage you made is actually quite useful. You can talk yourself into submission!"

Perhaps it was because of a long-standing grudge, or because Mephistopheles had hit a wall twice with Bai Lin, but Phoenix couldn't help herself and suddenly rebuked Bai Lin. Bai Lin trembled, and she suddenly raised her head, looked at the Phoenix in front of her, and asked,

"what did you just say?!"

A dignified aura emanated from Bai Lin's body. The aura, which was not aggressive, shocked Phoenix slightly, but she quickly gritted her teeth and repeated,

"I say, you're not good at anything, but you're great at talking nonsense..."

"Wait, Phoenix, what are you guys arguing about here? What's the point of arguing?"

Anna, seeing the situation was going wrong, immediately stepped between the two men, glaring at them and interrupting with a menacing tone. Not far away, Kane, still lost in thought, quickly leaped over, seemingly to support Bai Lin. He stood proudly behind Bai Lin, staring at Phoenix in front of him. The once serious workplace suddenly became charged with tension.

Chapter 632 debateboxing

"Laughing... That's right, it's all about talking. Since you guys are so good at talking and you like talking, why don't you just move towards that direction?"

Bai Lin suddenly shouted loudly, as if she had suddenly realized something. This shout instantly made the atmosphere in the scene become weird. She slapped her head and said to everyone,

"You guys, you must have heard of the word debate, right?"

Debate, in Bai Lin's world, is a very old theoretical research project, dating back thousands of years to ancient Egypt. Whether it's a debate between researchers, a scavenger and a sentinel, or a wise ruler and an unjustly imprisoned prisoner, anyone can participate in this project, regardless of their status.

In modern times, debate has become a relatively universally accepted format, conducted using similar or identical rules around the world. The topics are countless, and have long transcended academic discussion. From the best food to the question of whether the universe has an end, debate can be a topic of discussion.

"Debate...? I think I've heard of that. Sometimes when we develop new magic or implement new policies, some of the older generation of elves will use it."

Mephistopheles, who was least affected by the atmosphere, immediately thought about Bai Lin's possibility, while Bai Lin shook his finger and said,

"While our debates have certain formal rules, they don't necessarily have to be taken that seriously. Topics like whether humans are delicious can be used as topics, as long as there's a clash of differing opinions."

"Sounds good, please continue to talk about your ideas."

Mephistopheles seemed to be interested and began to ask Bai Lin questions. Bai Lin nodded and began to narrate.

"First, if you use the format of a debate, you can express your dissatisfaction verbally. You elves can't just use your power to harm others without permission. However, if you just talk and stick to a certain format, there's no problem."

This world is full of people who love to talk big. The keyboard warriors in Bai Lin's original world are a large group among them. But if they were to actually take to the debate stage, she believes most would answer "no." Because the greatest pleasure of talking big is that it allows them to express their emotions without any cost. As long as they're online, most of them aren't bothered by the consequences of their outbursts.

But the elves before him were different from the average braggart. First, they were extremely intelligent, and the cumbersome format of debate was easily mastered by them. After adapting, they could quickly articulate a coherent argument. Furthermore, their bragging had always been open, and those who had to accept the consequences had already accepted them. Therefore, this type of debate was perfectly suited to the elves.

"Secondly, there's the issue of cost and scale. Because the topic is unconstrained, our scale can be infinitely large. Not only the content of this world, but also other worlds, even other stars, can also be transformed into part of the topic. We never need to update the content, we only need to provide the format."

"In terms of cost, it only requires a jury and debaters from both sides, and it can be quickly deployed. Gathering personnel is also very simple. It is countless times easier than any kind of simulated space."

Bai Lin spoke to the elves in front of him in a very organized manner. The elves looked at each other, and Anna quickly integrated into the atmosphere of serious discussion and asked,