More than a month has passed since the end of the first closed beta, but because of the 6:1 time flow rate after the server was closed, only a week has passed in reality.
In reality, only one day had passed since Xu Sili raised the Imperial City to level 3.
The fact that the "Imperial City has been upgraded to level 3" was only discovered by the data observers half a day ago.
After all, the internal and external flow rates are different, and the researchers have also withdrawn from the game, so the observation will inevitably be slower, and it is easy to ignore some details.
When this problem was discovered, the game team held an emergency meeting, but no results were discussed for a long time.
At this point in time just after the first closed beta, the Imperial City had been upgraded to level 3. Such a speed was never expected by the game team.
The level is linked to the level of the main city, originally to narrow the level gap between NPCs and players, and it is also a way to enrich the gameplay.
In the original plan, it would take at least six months after the public beta, and most players generally reach the upper limit of level 20 before the restrictions are lifted.
It is also because of the level restriction that they decided to adjust the time flow rate during the closed server period, so that the NPCs who were already difficult to cultivate could gain a little advantage.
However, no one expected that just over a month after the first external test, the development speed of the game was completely out of control, to the point of shocking everyone's glasses.
What is even more puzzling is that now it is obviously in the closed server stage, without the participation of players, how did the NPCs unlock the imperial city level restrictions on their own
Although they intend to increase the AI of NPCs, they are not so intelligent, are they? Did you find a way to upgrade the main city on your own
"President Wang, is there a way for the mastermind to call up the data at the moment the imperial city was upgraded? I'm curious about what happened in the game."
Questions were raised.
This is probably what everyone here wants to know.
Dean Wang, Mr. Wang, is also the original initiator of the Star Era, and is also the current top person in charge.
He is already sixty-nine years old, with gray and sparse hair. At this moment, he bows his head slightly, as if hesitating for something, and finally sighs: "Let's take a look."
Apparently, before the meeting, he had already discovered the problem.
The crowd looked at each other, but fell silent again when the video started playing on the conference room screen.
In the video, a young man with silver hair and purple eyes appeared. He was wearing a crown and a gorgeous dress embroidered with the Roland German emblem. He was being interviewed by reporters.
In the conference room, everyone recognized at a glance who this young man with cold brows and imperial majesty was—Sino Roland.
For those who are fortunate enough to participate in the Star Era project, Sinuo Rowland is no stranger, and can even be said to be quite familiar.
After all, regardless of the popularity he quickly accumulated after the server was launched, his prototype, the original angel investor of the game, Xu Sili, his portrait is still hanging in the lobby of the R&D center.
In the past ten years, they have paid their respects every day to and from get off work, and even every new recruit will be popularized by the old man about the contribution of this big gold lord to the Star Era.
It can be said that without him, Starry Sky may have been stillborn long ago, and without the Xu family who continued to invest because of his legacy, and even sold their ancestral home at the cost of bankruptcy, there would have been no success of Starry World.
So when they saw the game character designed with him as the prototype appear on the screen and heard him say the following words, everyone's mood became as complicated as Wang Lao.
"As we all know, after the Elementalists of the Empire have broken through to the second star, their strength can no longer be improved, which is the so-called star limit, which makes us very passive in the face of interstellar beasts."
"… "
"And what this emperor wants to tell you today is that it shouldn't be like this, all this is because of the seal! Or the curse is more appropriate."
"When Roland's national strength increases, the seal will be loosened, and after a special ceremony, the loosened seal can be lifted."
"And today, with the completion of the mercenary town and Doha town, the time is ripe, and the emperor will try to lift this seal."
"… "
After watching this video in its entirety, everyone understood the reason for the sudden rise in game development.
It was because of him! This NPC, Snow Roland!
His intelligence is so high that he not only sees that the level limit is a man-made "seal", but also finds the key to improvement - construction!
That is, the improvement of national strength he said, this is not the end, he finally found a way to complete the "ceremony" - stuffing the third-level interstellar beast core into the player's summoning circle
No matter how you think about it, it shouldn't be something that an NPC can do. Even a player will probably have to explore for a long time, right
When I made the planning for this series of designs, I was stunned to see it.
"And, it's not just that." Wang Lao said solemnly again.
In the information given later, there are also some pictures captured in the game, showing Chiyu and others who are building a two-way teleportation array.
Of course, sharp-eyed people also found that these built NPCs seem to be basically Elementalists
"As the imperial city was upgraded to level 3, the ruins that contained the inheritance of the elemental pharmacist and the blueprint of the two-way teleportation array were also dug up. They are now building the teleportation array."
Wang Lao said faintly, "The one who presided over the construction was Chi Yu."
"Ah? Chi Yu? That special talent who might grow into a master architect?" The planner in charge of the NPC design couldn't help but speak.
When others looked at it, they explained the character's special ability to speed up construction.
"That's right." Wang Lao nodded. "At the same time, he was also in charge of the construction of the town of Doha."
This point, there were also feedback from testers during the internal beta, but they didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at that time, and now... it seems a little late.
Because someone quickly pointed out that the upgrade system for the character of Snow Roland is linked to construction.
Whether he realizes it or not, after Chi Yu was appointed as the chief engineer, his upgrade speed was virtually doubled, and the person who started Chi Yu...
They are all Elementalists!
As long as you think about it a little, you can imagine how powerful these Elementalists will be after they are put into production and construction.
However, according to the original settings for these elemental masters, they should not agree to do these rough jobs, who are arrogant and arrogant
Wang Lao also sighed. Although he is the person in charge of this project, his specialization is technology. For example, in the holographic technology of games, he is the core figure.
But in the planning of game content, he is a technical person, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.
During the more than a month of internal testing, he and the researchers spent more energy on the feedback of the game cabin data and possible adverse reactions.
After all, this is the first public test, and there are up to 1,000 people at a time, which is a heavy burden for the research center.
Since the opening of the internal test, many people have been working overtime to monitor, for fear of any emergencies that may endanger the lives of users.
Especially at that time, more than 100 users participated in the escort task for several consecutive days, the online time exceeded 24 hours, and the offline offline did not exceed 15 minutes.
Fortunately, under close monitoring, there were no major problems with the user's vital signs.
As for the problem of the game progressing too fast... Naturally, it was neglected. Although some observers noticed it, Wang Lao did not pay attention.
After all, compared to the player's game experience, the safety of the user's life is the top priority. If there is a problem, then the project will be cut in half. Even if it is not stopped, it must continue to study in isolation.
In the current situation of the Xu family, the capital chain is obviously not available. If the blood cannot be effectively recovered, the project team will face a severe test, and may even need to sell part of the technology, or make more cruel choices.
These are not what Wang Lao and others want to see.
For the above reasons, even if some game planners noticed the problem, they were temporarily suppressed by Wang Lao. Without technical support, these plans could not solve the problem even if they found it.
It's just that no one thought that the game progress could be so fast! And driving all this, is it an NPC
"At present, the highest level of NPCs in the Roland Empire, except for Si, has reached level 25."
The relevant information of Li Zhecheng appeared on the screen, and everyone's expressions became more and more complicated.
Wang Lao continued: "As the first novice planet, Ai Xuexing originally hoped that the NPCs would not open too much gap with the players. It is best to maintain the momentum of keeping pace with the players."
"But now it looks like the speed is out of control."
The first internal test has just ended. Although the level of the first echelon of the thousand internal test players is close to level 20, they are only a few strong players.
In the second test and public test in the future, these players all started from level zero, and this gap will undoubtedly widen.
If it comes to the public beta, and the level of NPC and internal beta players has reached the level of 30 or 40, how will other novice players play
Who doesn't want to be beaten when playing games
The fatal thing is that there is only one server, and there is no fairness problem from the beginning.
The more everyone thought about it, the bigger their heads became, and at this moment, Old Wang spoke again.
"Si Sheng just mentioned, some people must have seen the video on the forum."
On the screen, the scene of Si Sheng's great power outside Lanyue City began to play.
It's true that this scene is handsome and provides very good publicity material, but the planners have a big head.
Si Sheng is the only NPC on Ai Xuexing who is not restricted by rank. On the one hand, it is because of Xu Sili's legacy, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent the Roland Empire from being directly destroyed by being suppressed too hard.
At this point, three years before the game time, Si Sheng did a good job and successfully became the imperial marshal and patron saint.
but…
Then it is impossible to clear the interstellar beasts within a few kilometers with one skill. Such an exaggeration!
"Si Sheng's personal level has reached level 82." Wang Lao rubbed his temples with some headache.
"The good news at the moment is that apart from this shot, he has no interest in clearing Roland and even the star beasts of the entire planet, otherwise..."
Then what about the players
Except for some interstellar beasts with nine stars and above, does Ai Xuexing have any creatures that can stop Si Sheng
If they saw that Si Sheng had leapfrogged to kill the nine-star beast alone, they didn't know how they would feel.
"We seem to have miscalculated the intelligence of NPCs. After the first closed test, their intelligence performance has grown a lot than any previous test."
"Maybe this data can also be used as an important reference in the field of artificial intelligence, but this is not what we are going to discuss today."
Wang Lao retracted his gaze from the screen, looked at the people in the meeting, and said solemnly, "What we need to discuss now is - should we intervene?"
Although it has always been said that after the game is launched, the game team can no longer intervene in the game process, and it has also unified the tone of the Xu family, but how could there really be no backdoors
Just doing this will take huge risks. In previous experiments, it has been shown that the result of forcible intervention has a high probability of causing the collapse of the entire game world.
The game team doesn't want to do this unless it's really a last resort.
Because after the crash, the reconstruction of the game world will cost a lot of manpower and material resources, and even after reconstruction may not achieve the previous effect, after all, the evolution of the world, there are too many uncertain factors.
And now, whether it is time or money, the game team can no longer do whatever they want.
Of course, there is a more direct way.
After all, it is still in the internal testing stage, and it has not been publicly said that this is an internal test without deleting files. Therefore, in fact, it is still possible to delete the files and start over before the public test, so that all players can be brought back to the same starting line.
Because deleting files and restarting is controllable, although it still takes a certain amount of manpower and material resources, in general, the harm caused by the crash is less than forcibly intervening.
Everyone present listening to Wang Lao's analysis fell into deep thought, but not many people spoke.
Finally, the chief planner said, "Old Wang, I think... Maybe we need to ask Mr. Xu's opinion."
After all, the Xu family is the largest shareholder of Star Era and has the actual decision-making power. Their opinions are only for reference.
What's more, the most thorny problem this time also appeared in a special NPC like Snow Roland.
Whether it is forcibly intervening or deleting files and starting over, whether it is legal or rational, it is up to the Xu family to make a final decision.
Wang Lao nodded, took a deep breath and said: "I know this, so I called everyone today, and I hope to discuss two specific and feasible plans first."
"You all know President Xu's temper and behavior. Before the plan came out, even if an old man like me went to him, it was probably the rhythm of getting scolded."
Because of Mr. Wang's ridicule, the dignified atmosphere in the conference room became a little lighter. Then, everyone went back to work again, trying to discuss a plan before the start of the second test.
In the game, Xu Sili didn't know at all, not only Si Sheng, but also him attracted the attention of the game team.
At this moment, he had just finished his breakfast and was going to continue to take the shuttle and go to the next stop with the Elementalist engineering team - Lanxing City.
However, before the shuttle started, the screams and sirens from outside caught his attention.
At the same time, a figure flashed around him, and Si Sheng appeared beside him.
Xu Sili calmed down and asked, "Brother Sheng, what happened?"
Hearing him calling him Brother Sheng again, Si Sheng's heart moved slightly, but he said calmly, "Something happened at the seaside."
Xu Sili stood by the window and looked out, but he couldn't see the situation on the other side of the sea, and his current mental detection range of up to more than 300 meters was not enough to see such a distant place.
He looked at Si Sheng unwillingly.
Si Sheng had already seen through his thoughts, and ordered the pilot to wait in place, then stepped forward to hug him, and led him away from the shuttle.
The place where the shuttle was docked was not far from the sea, so Si Sheng did not summon the Shadow Panther, and took Xu Sili directly to the coast where the battle broke out.
I saw that the beach where they had grilled fish last night was now full of ugly star beasts.
They have the body of a fish, but the limbs of an amphibian. At this moment, the defenders on the coast are constantly shooting with bows and arrows to cover the escape of the civilians on the beach. Although they cannot go into the sea, every time the tide recedes, there are still many civilians. Venture to the seaside to collect shellfish, and occasionally pick up small fish and sea beasts, which is one of the sources of food.
There are about 1,000 civilians scattered on the beach now. They dropped things and ran back as soon as they found the sea beast ashore.
However, the speed of this four-legged fish is extremely fast, and the bite force is amazing. The civilians who are already hungry can't run at all, and they basically have no power after being bitten.
By the time Xu Sili and Si Sheng arrived, some civilians had already been dragged into the sea alive, and the blood gushing out from the bites turned the sea red.
Looking at the scene below, Xu Sili couldn't help but grit his teeth, feeling that the breakfast in his stomach was about to vomit.
He endured a strong sense of nausea and took out the piccolo that Si Sheng had given him before from the space capsule. This was also the first time he used it in battle after getting it.
[Picco, God of Music]
Description: According to legend, it was forged by the companion of the God of Temperament. After the fall of the God of Temperament, it fell into the world.
Quality: Mythic Equipment Effect: Double all attributes
Unlocked: 1. Enhancement: Passive skill, when wearing this piccolo, the effect of phonological skills will be increased tenfold.
2. Dash: Active skill, which can increase the effect of sound system skills to 100 times in a short period of time, lasts 10 minutes, and has a cooling time of 1 hour.
3. Guard: When using the Piccolo to play the sound system, a protective shield will be formed around the body, which can absorb 99% of the elemental damage.
Unlocked: Unknown.
When equipped, his mental attribute, which was already as high as 235, was directly doubled to 470. In an instant, he felt an unprecedented sober mind.
And the exploration range of spiritual power is not simply doubled, but from the original farthest more than 300 meters to more than 1,000 meters!
For this fight, it's quite enough.
Xu Sili started playing without saying a word.
As a superstar of Uranus, he has composed many songs by himself. He has so many musical instruments that he can't be beaten by a mere piccolo.
As he played, the quiet and soft melody, with the light texture unique to the piccolo, rang out in the battlefield.
Roland's good night song, activate!
The good night song, which was originally upgraded to lv2, has achieved a terrifying effect with the passive bonus that Piccolo has increased tenfold.
As soon as the soft melody sounded, the battlefield that had been fighting fiercely and cruelly fell into a dead silence.
Whether it was the four-legged fish that had reached Samsung on the beach, the soldiers who were shooting beside the guard barrier, or the civilians fleeing with all their strength, all of them suddenly became quiet.
They didn't fall into a coma, but were controlled by some kind of hallucination, and a smirk appeared on many people's faces, showing a serene expression on the bloody battlefield, looking so strange.
Because it was the first time to use the piccolo to deal with such a big scene, Xu Sili did not use mental power control at the beginning, which caused the situation of indistinguishable between the enemy and the enemy.
But at least it prevented the tragedy of more civilians being dragged into the sea.
He played the piccolo calmly, saw what was going on underneath, and let out a sigh of relief.
Although these four-legged fish do not appear to have hearing, the domineering sound elements act directly on the nerves of the brain, so they are still under control.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Sili released his mental power and began to control the diffused sound elements to gather them back.
The archers, who were on the remote cover on the shore, were the first to regain their senses, but when they saw what was happening on the beach, they were lost again.
Because of Xu Sili's control, they could no longer hear the flute, and the person who heard the flute was hypnotized again, so no one understood what happened for a while.
Later, more and more people woke up.
The soldiers naturally reacted quickly and quickly dragged the civilians away, while the ordinary people who survived the disaster also ran frantically to the shore.
Xu Sili gradually narrowed the range of the flute to the four-legged fish. However, as the range of contraction reached the middle of the battlefield, where the mixture of civilians and interstellar beasts was the most serious, he felt the difficulty.
However, he felt the familiar light golden spiritual power.
He paused for a while, then continued to focus on the flute playing. With Si Sheng's help and guidance, he felt much more relaxed, and at the same time, he also gained a new understanding of the control skills of mental power.
Moreover, as the level of his mental power increased significantly, he also felt more and more the specialness of the two people's mental power intertwined.
It seems that their souls are closely attached to each other, and they can easily perceive each other's emotions and some faint thoughts.
All in all, it was an amazing experience.
Xu Sili tried to ignore this strangeness and focused on the control of phonological skills.
After this battle, he also clearly realized that no amount of practice is comparable to actual combat.
He used to think that as long as he was within the coverage of his mental power, he could control everything, but the reality is that when many people are mixed up, his control is still insufficient.
This is still a small battle with less than a thousand people, and the mixed situation is not serious. If he enters a real melee, he may not be able to completely control the blood increase effect on his own people.
Therefore, even if his germination skills are upgraded to the sky-defying effect, they can fill people's blood in seconds, and they cannot be used arbitrarily.
Otherwise, if it is added to the enemy's head, it will be fun.
It seems that the nanny is not so easy to be... Xu Sili thought sadly.
The civilians below quickly ran back to the protective barrier, and the soldiers were still dizzy when they saw the four-legged fish. They were evil and courageous, and they slashed with their weapons, and there were also Elementalists who rushed over to join the fight. One-sided slaughter.
Although the level of four-legged fish is generally two or three stars, who told them to be controlled by Xu Sili to death
Soon, more and more fighters joined them.
The speed at which the four-legged fish were cleaned up also began to speed up. In less than half a day, the defenders slaughtered nearly a hundred four-legged fish and dragged them back to the protective barrier.
It was not until the barrier was closed again and no one was left on the shore that Xu Sili stopped playing.
In about three hours, he played it almost 40 times. Fortunately, the aquamarine necklace given to him by Si Sheng raised the upper limit of magic power, otherwise it would not be enough to consume.
And he felt that his mouth was numb, and he didn't want to play this song for a while in the future.
The people below cheered and cheered around the piles of star beast corpses, and the families of several people who lost their lives cried together.
Seeing this scene, Xu Sili was not so relaxed.
He felt that he was still not doing enough. If Roland could become stronger quickly, these people would not have to die at all, and the people of Lihai City would not have to retreat to the city and be helpless against the interstellar beasts in the sea.
"Go back." He said to Si Sheng.
Seeing his low mood, Si Sheng didn't say anything, just kissed his forehead, and then took him back to Feishuo, ready to leave Lihai City.
After all, in addition to Lihai City, the other Lanxing City and Mushuang City, the situation is not expected to be much better.
They want to send the elemental engineer team as soon as possible.
As for the small battle that just guarded Lihai City, neither of them took it to heart.
For them, it's not a huge feat.
However, the people who were guarded obviously didn't think so, and soon someone thought of Si Sheng who escorted the elemental master over.
After inquiring, I did find that the shuttle, which was supposed to have left, stopped halfway through the flight.
So, after some brainstorming, the people put all the credit on Si Sheng, thinking that the patron saint protected them secretly.
When Xu Sili received Xiao Wu's complaint about this matter and was angry for him, he couldn't help but laugh.
He had sneaked out in the first place, so it would be good for Si Sheng, so as not to be falsely claimed by others, Si Sheng didn't care about this kind of thing anyway.
In the end, under the warm welcome of the people, their shuttle left Lihai City and continued to fly to the next stop.
In reality, after some discussion and negotiation, the game team finally compiled the problems and solutions found into a report and handed it to Xu Fengqing's desk.