Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 1283: Chapter 1156 New Intelligence from ‘Chang’an’!_1 Chapter 1283: Chapter 1156 New Intelligence from ‘Chang’an’!_1 The [Live Streaming Carnival] ended promptly at five in the afternoon.

This coincides with Cloud Dream’s off-duty time.

As soon as the live broadcast ends, the developers can clock out in the blink of an eye.

Of course, such behavior inevitably attracts heavy criticism from the live-streamer community.

After all, while everyone’s guiltily watching the live streaming during work hours or class, we still have to do our jobs and attend our classes.

When Jason returned to the office, he didn’t hold a wrap-up meeting with the team.

Instead, with a wave of his hand, he announced the end of the day.

But he didn’t leave.

Instead, he sat intently in the virtual office, going through the detailed data of the [Live Streaming Carnival] and tracking updates from online players.

The data was impeccable.

Better than expected!

You have to admit, having the boss suddenly show up as a guest definitely makes a difference.

Though he caused a ruckus on site, putting the developers of the seven live games through a rough time, the live streaming was a huge success.

Not to mention, he introduced new gameplay on the spot, topped with an unexpected performance by the Grandmaster, bringing out his blade technique.

It was an event loaded with gimmicks.

If this doesn’t generate a buzz, then there must be something seriously wrong!

However, not all reviews were rosy…

Because the topic players are frantically discussing online is one thing –

[Psychic Power]

Why did Lincoln decide to develop the psychic power function?

Will this feature be updated onto [Flesh and Blood Rebirth]?

Or is it paving the way for the subsequent chapters of Sky Fall?

Or is it for another game?

If so, is it a new project?

What does it feel like to use psychic power?

There are also various ideas about the development and use of psychic power techniques – so many that it’s exhausting just reading them!

When Jason saw the topic of “psychic power techniques,” he got so engrossed that he forgot about his actual work and read with great interest for half an hour.

Because players’ ideas about the development and use of the “psychic power” were truly imaginative.

Initially, when the development team was brainstorming, they had to consider the use of abilities in a specific game environment due to their developer mindset.

They had to consider balance, strength, threshold, player experience, and even scene limitations…

All these aspects had to be considered, inevitably leading to many restrictions.

It felt like dancing with shackles on.

But players didn’t have to worry about these issues.

They could let their imagination free and explore all possibilities.

Ideas like incorporating psychic power onto a knife to create a high-frequency vibration blade; mixing psychic power with deadly poison to produce invisible “psychic poison”; using psychic power to create high-strength elastic spider-silk to swing between skyscrapers; using psychic power to create a vacuum trap to suffocate enemies…

or even launch an unsuspected attack on an enemy using psychic power through the seven orifices above and the two orifices below…

All sorts of wild ideas were pouring out, bursting from Tech Department heads left and right.

But Jason wasn’t a tech department employee, so he found it intriguing.

Until a sudden realization made him snap back to reality-

The Boss didn’t mention that “psychic power” gameplay would be included in the [Flesh and Blood Rebirth] chapter or any subsequent chapters.

“Is the boss…

planning to turn this into a feature of other games?”

Jason felt uneasy.

[Flesh and Blood Rebirth] has already been released, and the strength, upgrade curve, usage limitations of the psychic arm have undergone meticulous adjustments, seeking balance between “difficulty” and “fun.”

If they directly transform the [Psychic arm] into psychic power, then there will be a ton of changes to make!

But the boss didn’t mention it at all after the live stream.

This gave Jason a sense of foreboding.

He immediately sent a text message to Lincoln: [Boss, are you there?]

[???]

Lincoln replied: [If there’s something to tell, just tell it.

Don’t ask if I’m here or not!]

[Where do you plan on implementing this psychic power thing?]

Jason quickly got to the point and then stared anxiously at the screen, waiting for Lincoln’s response.

In less than two seconds, Lincoln shattered his vain hopes:

[Space.]

Jackson was stunned and wanted to ask which game, and even more importantly: why introduce superpowers into a space-themed game???!

Isn’t space typically sci-fi?

But considering it was after work and Lincoln was most likely out with Princess, he figured he’d better not bother him too much…

Jackson glanced at those posts saying [I’ll immediately place an order as soon as A Quiet Place updates psychic powers], and couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

*

Also on that night, after a two-day, nearly 30-hour journey, someone from Huang Liang Town finally reached the outskirts of that distant city.

Super Tomato, who had always been interested in experimental activities, even specifically switched to a Weimaraner avatar that’s good at long-distance running.

And for the past two days, he’s been live-streaming his journey.

He also passed through two small towns.

Like Huang Liang Town, both were deserted, but unlike Huang Liang, these two towns had no plotlines, no props and lacked the carefully designed platforms.

This made Super Tomato quickly realize that these were likely algorithm-generated towns whose sole purpose was to fill in the empty space on the map.

The developers probably didn’t put much effort into them.

So, he didn’t stop.

He continued forging ahead.

Finally, on this night, he became one of the first players to approach the city.

And then, they encountered a problem-

They weren’t able to enter.

Every entrance was guarded by a checkpoint.

Fully armed Modified Human Police and Law Enforcement Robots guarded the points strictly, refusing to let any “unregistered units” through.

Some braver players thought these checkpoints were for human checks, and considering they weren’t humans, they brazenly charged forward.

The result?

The moment they crossed the line, they were immediately ]netted[ by the robots and the next thing they knew, they woke up at the respawn point in Huang Liang Town.

All that travel for the past two days was in vain.

Checkpoints were already a feature in Cyber Chang’an.

However, under the original setup, Law Enforcement Robots and Modified Human Police would not target Cats and Dogs.

This rule was urgently added by the developers after noticing the players’ actions, to prevent them from charging in.

Nevertheless, this obstacle didn’t stop the players from reaping tremendous gains.

From the signboards and road signs, they learned that the city behind the checkpoints was named-

[Chang’an]!

Everyone quickly realized: this is probably the new story for the “Chang’an” series.

This discovery immediately created a big stir among the players!

Look at those robots!

Look at those drones!

Look at those skyscrapers, those neon lights, those modified humans!

Who would have thought, the next story of “Chang’an” turned out to be a sci-fi theme?!

Without a doubt, a large number of “Chang’an” players flooded into “Homeward Journey”, advancing towards Chang’an City.

A confrontation between Cats and Dogs and the outer defense line of Chang’an City is about to take place!

It’s going to be another contest of wit and courage between players and developers!

But the good news is: tomorrow morning, a large number of players will be drawn to something else, which will give the developers more time to build up their “defense line.”

Because tomorrow is the release day for “Homeward Journey.”