RoleplayNovel Chapter 3: I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me!
Chapter 3: I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me!
The atmosphere in the company is no longer the same as before; everyone is full of fighting spirit.
Although the road ahead is long and funds are insufficient, a glimmer of hope has been rekindled in everyone's eyes.
Lin Lang led everyone into the conference room, wrote down his ideas on the whiteboard, and explained the rules of the game to the employees in detail.
"President Lin, how should we design the general's skills?"
Chen Nan no longer acted as before, but instead devoted himself wholeheartedly to game creation.
"To create works that incorporate the life stories of these historical figures, the first thing I need to do now is to learn about the Three Kingdoms period and try to see myself as one of them!"
Lin Lang gave his employees their first task with a firm and resounding voice.
"You give me your good ideas, and I'll oversee this part!"
Two hours is neither a long nor a short time, and Lin Lang assigned different work tasks to each employee.
Some designed the client-side interface, some reorganized the existing character models for the new game, and others wrote the basic code for the game to run.
"President Lin, what is the name of our game?" At the end of the meeting, Chen Nan asked the question that everyone was most curious about.
Lin Lang returned to the whiteboard and wrote several large characters heavily.
"A game that players will love, a game that truly belongs to the history of the Great Xia Dynasty!"
"Three Kingdoms Kill!"
For the next period of time, everyone devoted all their energy to their work, with many working overtime until midnight, and Lin Lang and Chen Nan even living at the company.
Everyone is working tirelessly for that seed called hope.
Lin Lang also didn't forget to give back to everyone, promising that as long as the game is developed and launched, everyone will not only receive a huge bonus, but their salary will also be doubled!
These words ignited the employees' fighting spirit, and they even discovered that their game creation efficiency was now more than twice as fast as before.
Everyone believes they can win this game!
Lin Lang moved his workspace out of the office and worked together with his employees. He has only slept for less than four hours in the past few days, and his eyes are bloodshot.
But the results did not disappoint him; he designed all 27 generals' skills for the first version of the game.
Furthermore, the design will also cover the hundreds of generals to be released later, as well as the equipment, strategy cards, and basic cards in the card pool.
This time, Lin Lang plans to first introduce the most representative characters from the Three Kingdoms period, allowing players to become familiar with and understand them, before gradually introducing subsequent generals.
"Mr. Lin, take a rest. Don't overwork yourself." Shen Qi put down the coffee and came to Lin Lang's side to help him relax his shoulders.
Lin Lang closed his eyes, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
"President Lin, Xiao Wang asked me to ask you how to distinguish between military generals and nationalities?" Shen Qi's voice came from beside my ear, and it was still a little warm.
"Set the basic color of the general cards belonging to the Shu Kingdom to orange, the Wu Kingdom to green, the Wei Kingdom to dark blue, and other forces to gray."
Lin Lang opened his eyes and pointed to the general skills and cards he had organized: "Take these to Xiao Wang and the others, and add them in for me."
Shen Qi took the documents; they were a thick stack, and she looked somewhat surprised.
"You designed all of this yourself?!"
Shen Qi flipped through the cards: [The Villain], [The Empty City Strategy], [Forgetting Home], [Cut Off Supplies]...
She didn't even know some of the historical allusions, but Lin Lang managed to design them all in just a few days.
Sure enough, the man I chose is capable!
"What else?" Lin Lang stretched and downed his coffee in one gulp. "Any other questions? If not, I'll get back to work."
Shen Qi smiled and shook her head, then refilled her coffee and left with the documents.
Meanwhile, Chen Nan was transferring character models from the previous game to "Three Kingdoms Kill".
However, following Lin Lang's orders, all the original 3D model characters were turned into 2D in the game, making him feel that his previous efforts had been wasted.
Chen Nan turned to Lin Lang with a worried expression: "President Lin, are we really not going to add the 3D effects? Are we just going to make it all 2D?"
"Look at all the other games, they all have 3D graphics. Isn't our effect terrible?"
"And the voice acting... are you sure you want to hire professional voice actors? Shouldn't this budget be used more effectively?"
Lin Lang listened to his complaints, put down his work, and stood up to stretch his body.
"You still don't understand this game!"
Lin Lang glanced at the employees working diligently, then walked to the window. It was already pitch black outside, with only the streetlights keeping them company.
But his eyes shone with confidence, just as they were now, the only ones illuminating the night.
"The most important thing about games is the fun and the player's experience. For card games, the most important thing is that the information is clear at a glance."
"Once it becomes 3D, crucial information can no longer be presented directly to the player, and the controls become extremely cumbersome, which is fatal for a strategy game!"
"What we really want to achieve is to let players truly feel the valiant spirit of those generals on the battlefield in each game!"
"Using professional voice actors greatly enhances the player's experience, and that's the key!"
"Believe me, what we're creating now isn't just a game, but a treasure that allows players to experience history!"
Hearing this, Chen Nan had no choice but to swallow his questions. As soon as he turned around, he saw Shen Qi standing to the side, her eyes fixed on Lin Lang's figure.
She looks exactly like a little fangirl.
"Fine, whatever he says goes. What if it really becomes a treasure, like he says?"
......
Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye.
The first version of "Three Kingdoms Kill" is finally here!
In the lobby, Chen Nan, Shen Qi, and three other employees sat in front of their computers, looking at the Three Kingdoms Kill game interface with some nervousness.
"Are they all inside their rooms?" Lin Lang asked from behind.
"They're all in!"
"The homeowner then clicks 'Start'!"
The next moment, the background music of "Three Kingdoms Kill" started playing, and everyone entered the screen to choose a general.
The content presented on the screen was no different from the "Three Kingdoms Kill" game that Lin Lang had played for the first time.
Each general's character is depicted in a style reminiscent of the Three Kingdoms period, and each general's unique characteristics are also presented.
"Lin Lang, which one should I choose as my lord?"
Shen Qi immediately pulled Lin Lang over and asked questions directly to the three generals in front of the screen: Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan.
"Then choose Cao Cao, his skills are simple!" Lin Lang helped her choose the general. "The rest is up to you, I won't say anything."
As the general was confirmed, the unique character sound effects for [Cao Cao] began to play.
I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me!
Soon, the others also carefully examined the generals' skills, and after making their selections, they entered the game.
Chen Nan chose [Sima Yi], while the other three employees were [Zhao Yun], [Zhang Fei], and [Zhou Yu].
"Shen Qi, we're both from Wei, so don't hit me!" Chen Nan said with a grin, but his screen showed his identity as a traitor.
Shen Qi ignored him and instead stabbed him in the back.
"Hey! I already told you I'm on your side, and you still hit me!" Chen Nan complained, but he didn't forget to activate his skill: [Feedback: After taking damage, gain a card from the source of the damage]
"Tch, if you were a loyal subject, would you have taken my cards?" Shen Qi said disdainfully.
In the very first game, no one revealed their faction; everyone played cautiously, developing their cards before launching an attack.
Cao Cao received a minor injury from Zhao Yun.
Seeing his comrades take action, another rebel also stopped hiding and joined the attack, while the remaining two protected their lord.
[With the breakthrough, the Crouching Dragon emerges from the mountains!]
As the kill sound effect rang out, the rebel [Zhao Yun] was the first to be defeated.
"Look, I killed him! I'm a true loyal subject!" After finishing the kill, Chen Nan kept showing his loyalty.
But Shen Qi wasn't buying it. Although she couldn't tell whether he was a loyal subject or not, the key was to deal with the rebels first.
As time passed, only Shen Qi and Chen Nan remained on the field. At this point, Shen Qi already knew Chen Nan's identity, but she only had one drop of blood left.
"Hahaha! You're going to lose, aren't you? Kill them!"
However, when Chen Nan clicked, he found that his game did not respond, and it didn't work even after several attempts.
"Mr. Lin, come take a look. Is there a bug in this game? I can't kill him. Luckily, I found it early, otherwise I would have been in big trouble when I logged in."
Upon hearing this, Lin Lang immediately took it seriously and went to Chen Nan's side to check, worried about the existence of a bug. However, after looking at it once, he realized that it was not a bug at all!
"She has a +1 horse, you're not far enough away, you can't reach her!"
"What!" Chen Nan's gaze was fixed on the equipment bar below the [Cao Cao] character, where a +1 horse was clearly displayed.
This is really bad!
I also only have one point of health left. Luckily, I still have a Dodge card to save my life. I hope the opponent doesn't have any other trick cards!
Then it was Shen Qi's turn. Seeing the two cards she had just drawn, she smiled.
"Cross the river and then destroy the bridge—kill them!"
And so, the first game ended with Shen Qi's victory.
The game is over, and some people in the office are happy while others are sad!
Chen Nan put down the mouse and looked at Lin Lang, his eyes filled with shock.
"Lin Lang, you know what... it's a bit intoxicating!"
Even though I just failed, I couldn't control my unwillingness to give up and my desire to try again!
Employee Xiao Wang chimed in, "Yeah, Boss Lin! When we drew the rebel card, we were hesitant to make a move at first, but now we know how to play. I'm not satisfied, I want to play again!"
"My feelings as a spy were even stronger than yours. That thrill of hiding my identity, surviving step by step until only my lord and I remained! I... I don't even know how to describe it!"
"And the professional voice actors were right! Having Sima Yi's voice all around you feels like you're actually fighting alongside him in a war; that feeling is irreplaceable!"
"Quick, quick! One more round! I refuse to accept this!"
Chen Nan couldn't wait to start another round, and the others readily agreed.
Seeing the excited expressions on everyone's faces, Lin Lang crossed his arms and smiled slightly.
This game is a success!
This was just the most basic version with five players, yet it already made them feel the charm of Three Kingdoms Kill.
What if it were an eight-person battle?
What if there were even more military generals?
The uncertainty and suspicion surrounding identities, along with the strategic planning of hand usage to achieve victory, make this game a true masterpiece for players!