Jiang Qiao brought Hai Lan to the place most frequently visited by players in Holy Spirit... the Resurrection Cathedral.
The interior of the Resurrection Cathedral is an independent space where no player will meet other people. So when Jiang Qiao walked into the Resurrection Cathedral, the noisy sounds on the street were completely isolated, leaving only the quiet sound of air flowing.
The sun shone through the church's stained windows onto the 'altar' where the players were resurrected. Next to the stone steps leading to the altar sat Freya, the only NPC coffin keeper in the Resurrection Cathedral.
She was wearing a plain light grey robe, sitting alone in the empty church, looking at her palms...
Unlike other NPCs in Holy Spirit, like the novice mentor in Lionheart City, after a large number of newcomers poured in, the novice mentor was squeezed by the group of newcomers and became a little autistic.
The Soul Keeper Freya is an NPC exclusive to each player, which means that each player’s Soul Keeper Freya is an independent individual.
This also gave Jiang Qiao the idea of 'taking action' on her... or them.
"Good Holy Spirit, you are back."
Jiang Qiao's soul keeper Freya saw Jiang Qiao walk into the Resurrection Cathedral, slowly stood up from the steps, and then gently placed her hands on her chest. Jiang Qiao deliberately set her to be a role like the player's "good wife".
"Let me think about it and lift the touch restrictions on the NPC first." Jiang Qiao walked in front of the keeper and lifted some of the player's touch restrictions on the NPC.
In Holy Spirit, players cannot actually touch NPCs. Touching is limited to the hands at most. If they can really touch more places, Jiang Qiao thinks that this setting should be introduced in the future version of Holy Spirit 18X.
And now... Jiang Qiao is experiencing the Holy Spirit 18X limited edition.
Jiang Qiao reached out and pinched the cheek of the vigil keeper Freya. She still looked at Jiang Qiao expressionlessly.
Freya's cheek feels very good, just like a real person in reality, except that it doesn't have any temperature.
All the NPCs in Holy Spirit were created by Jiang Qiao in the Creator Mode, so Jiang Qiao needs to confirm some details about these NPCs now.
This includes what the NPC feels like when touched, and whether they have any special reactions when certain special parts of their body are touched.
"What can I do for you, great God?"
The moment Jiang Qiao touched her, Freya instantly changed her speech pattern. She determined that Jiang Qiao's identity was a GM rather than a player.
"Even the dialogue with the GM is preset? Answer me, how many players have tried to communicate with you so far?"
Jiang Qiao let go of Freya's cheek and began to ask about her current popularity among the players.
"Three thousand four hundred and twenty-one people. Many of those young holy spirits will communicate with us for a long time. Most of them will chat with us about some private matters in real life. They regard me as a role between a lover and a psychological mentor. Even the female holy spirits are the same." There was still no emotion in Freya's voice. This soft and gentle voice really sounded... very comfortable.
"There are only about 4,000 people online on the server right now. Should I say that you are worthy of being our poster girl?"
Jiang Qiao opened the web browsing gadget. In the Holy Spirit section of the player community forum, the majority of discussions were still about Freya.
The game Holy Spirit initially became popular because of Freya-related posts. It was not until players got the activation qualifications that they gradually discovered other fun of Holy Spirit during their exploration.
In the forum, most Holy Spirit players habitually call Freya "wife".
"Although I'm going to punish you, I'm a little reluctant to do it when the time comes. However, you must cooperate with this punishment mechanism."
Jiang Qiao came here to design a new punishment mechanism for the players.
The death penalty of the Holy Spirit is not very severe. The durability of the player's equipment will decrease a little after death, and even the experience points will not be deducted.
This kind of death penalty is very common in online games.
Jiang Qiao does not intend to modify the death penalty of the Holy Spirit's original plane, because the Holy Spirit's original plane is just a large "novice village" for players. The game will only truly begin after players reach the maximum level in the Holy Spirit's original plane.
Jiang Qiao wants to increase the death penalty for players in the "Sea Blue Godhead Plane" dungeon, so that players will not die too... recklessly when fighting Queen May.
"Punishment? Jiang Qiao, you won't give this child to..."
Hai Lan couldn't bear to say the last few words, she just gently wiped her neck with her hand.
"If I really kill Freya and the others, I guess the players will attack me instead of Queen May." Jiang Qiao still has some self-awareness. The NPC Freya is really the weak spot of most players.
The players might be able to accept Jiang Qiao poking at a soft spot with a needle, but if Jiang Qiao breaks this soft spot, Jiang Qiao himself will probably have to enter the dungeon.
"Is there no other way?"
Hai Lan saw that Jiang Qiao was really planning to do something to Miss Freya, so out of pity for her creation, she stepped forward and pleaded with Freya and all the players.
“If you don’t increase the death penalty, players will completely let themselves go in the fragments of your divine plane. You have seen players use corpses to increase their progress when a dungeon is too difficult,” Jiang Qiao said.
"I have seen it... I have seen it, but what is the more serious point?" Hai Lan has watched the scene of the Jiangqiao dungeon many times.
Every dungeon in the early stages of development was conquered bit by bit by a guild or team after many setbacks.
Jiangqiao certainly does not restrict the gameplay of piling up corpses to pass dungeons. What Jiangqiao restricts is... players are asked to "pile" the corpses in useful places, rather than dying madly just for the sake of dying.
"After players die three times in a row in the plane of the divine fragments, Freya will lose her life and turn back into a puppet." Jiang Qiao expressed his thoughts.
"Isn't it written as dead?"
Hai Lan's posture seemed to indicate that she wanted to protect Freya behind her, in case Jiang Qiao raised his butcher knife and chopped Freya to death.
"It's just a mute state." Jiang Qiao said, "In the game setting, the power of the resurrection of the Holy Spirits comes from the guardian Freya, and the enemies in your godhood plane can deprive the players of the power of resurrection. This is the plot setting in the game. After the players die three times in a row in your godhood fragment plane, Freya will be so weak that she will turn back into an ordinary puppet. The players need to kill the monsters that killed them before to lift the curse."
"The number of consecutive deaths has exceeded three times?" Hai Lan whispered, "Among those players, there are some who don't care about Freya, right?"
"After the third time, starting from the fourth time, the player will no longer be protected by the Soul Keeper Freya. The experience points will be reduced by 50% and the level will be directly deducted by one for the fifth time. The effect of this curse will last until the player kills enough monsters to break the curse." Jiang Qiao mentioned a death penalty that might make all the players smash their keyboards.
"But after the curse is broken, the player's lost experience will be returned, and the soul keeper, Miss Freya, will be resurrected until the second curse begins."
"Isn't it getting harder and harder? Are you sure the players will still help us defeat Queen May?" Hai Lan listened to Jiang Qiao's series of death penalties and felt that the players were starting to rebel...
"High risks will definitely bring high rewards. I will design a series of rewards that no one can refuse. The first reward is the unlocking of the second stage of Miss Freya's favorability."
Jiang Qiao once again fixed his gaze on the coffin keeper Freya. She seemed to sense something and placed her two index fingers on both sides of her lips and gently pulled them upwards, creating a somewhat awkward smile.
At this time, Jiang Qiao suddenly remembered a sentence, which was "Hurry up and tell him that you like him, and let him recharge another 10,000 yuan."
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(End of this chapter)