Chapter 228: New Project And The Father

This moment.

Free City.

A luxurious seaside estate.

This castle-like large estate is where Qi Ji’s office is today, and there are many supporting office facilities around it, which can accommodate at least one or two thousand people to work here at the same time.

Qi Ji utilizes the characteristic of the Secret Realm not being reset.

Qi Ji has increased the use of Free City in the past ten days, creating studios by recruiting game content and creative planning.

In this way.

He only needs to provide ideas.

He can outsource the work through solicitation or sub-contracting, which is the responsibility of top-tier writers, screenwriters, artists, musicians, producers and other talents, so as to further build the content richness and texture granularity of the Miracle City Secret Realm.

Of course, Secret Realm creation and main story production are all completed by the Lord, and the online and offline teams are mainly responsible for polishing and improving the worldview and side content.

For example, the production of hidden side plots for ordinary people in various towns and areas of the Sui and Tang Chapter and Arad Continent, and also writing various memories and stories of ordinary passers-by characters and non-important characters.

This content does not affect the Secret Realm’s main story, but can greatly increase the Secret Realm’s playability, vividness, and texture.

The population of Arad Continent who can directly interact with adventurers is as high as hundreds of thousands, although they will automatically generate native memories and personalities, but these memories are often incomplete and mediocre, and do not have the ability to release or trigger hidden plots and side quests.

In other words.

Most are background boards.

They are just atmosphere groups that fill the void.

Although ordinary commoners are very important, after all, people with stories and thoughts are still in the minority, and the vast majority of people are just one of the common people, and do not need to provide effective information or content.

But if the proportion of “effective NPCs” can be appropriately increased, such as from one-thousandth to one or two percent.

This can greatly increase the playability and explorability of the Secret Realm, allowing adventurers to play with a thousand faces.

However.

Even if it is one percent of effective characters.

That is also the addition of thousands or even tens of thousands of storylines, this is just one Secret Realm in Arad, and Qi Ji alone cannot complete so much work with quality and quantity.

Nowadays, with the help of these free teams, the Miracle City Secret Realm is even better in terms of detail and texture, especially in terms of side story completeness, and will definitely produce a more excellent and effective content-rich Secret Realm.

“Lord, this is the Ashina No. 1 Studio, the latest setting plan for three hundred commoner characters.”

A woman with a beautiful appearance, a tall figure, with a high ponytail, wearing a red-toned shoulder-revealing Daoist robe and waist design, sexy, hot and full of charm, walked forward.

This one is the Named One, Mai Shiranui.

In the Named One’s eyes full of admiration and loyalty, almost to the point of pulling silk, Qi Ji took over a stack of thick documents from her and read them, while Mai Shiranui stood aside and continued to gaze at Lord with affection.

There are currently three female Named Ones who are often with the Lord.

They are Eisei, Jill, and Mai Shiranui.

The three have different temperaments and images.

Although both Eisei and Mai Shiranui are beauties of Eastern Ying style, the former has a temperament of solemnity, elegance, low-key, and steadiness, while the latter is sexy, bold, uninhibited, and hot, which can be said to be two extremes.

Jill usually wears a military uniform beret and is more capable and decisive, and is a beauty of European and American style.

Several female Named Ones are responsible for the Lord’s daily life and daily affairs, as the chief maid responsible for the internal affairs of the Lord’s Mansion, and also as the Lord’s assistant to convey the meaning to the adventurers, explain the various policies of the territory, etc.

There are also three military officers and foreign affairs management in the territory.

They are Han Teng, Captain Perry, and Ashina Genichiro.

These three are responsible for the main city and territorial defense arrangements, in addition, they manage the Monster Camp, and are responsible for the public security work of the territory, etc.

Six people are just the beginning!

There will definitely be more and more Named Ones in Miracle Territory in the future.

These people will be responsible for various affairs of the territory, and eventually share various burdens for the Lord, so that the Lord can focus on the core work.

The Named Ones, as a special summon unit.

Their strength may not be very strong, but they have absolute loyalty and one hundred percent obedience.

In the future, as the territory grows larger, more Named Ones will be needed to be responsible for various key positions to ensure the efficient operation of the territory, and the Lord’s orders will be executed one hundred percent.

“Not bad!”

Qi Ji nodded with satisfaction after reading the plan.

He put forward some modification suggestions, let the work numbers modify, and then carry out more detailed improvement.

Qi Ji currently has established studios for most Secret Realm chapters, not only wanting to polish out a richer texture, but also to prepare for the “open mode” of unlocking plot synchronization.

What is the open mode?

This is an idea that Qi Ji had a long time ago.

When a Secret Realm has enough adventurers to clear the game and understand the plot.

Miracle City will release the authority of plot synchronization value, allowing some adventurers to jump out of the restrictions of the plot’s direction, and promote the plot, create the plot, and execute Secret Realm quests more freely within a limited time.

In this mode, adventurers can change the fate of each character, and can also change the plot’s direction, without having to follow the original main quest.

They can not only help the characters who are miserable and full of regrets, and give them a better ending, but also completely blacken and become the Main Villain and turn the world upside down.

In short, there are almost infinite possibilities.

This will not only be more interesting and fun, but also a further development and exploitation of the Secret Realm’s potential.

However, the difficulty and requirements of developing this kind of gameplay are very high, and it is only suitable for old Secret Realms that have been cleared by a large number of people, and it is more necessary to build an open, sandbox-style world, and the workload is very huge.

It is impossible for Qi Ji alone to complete such detailed work, so it is necessary to establish teams one by one, let the studio be responsible for polishing and completing the details, and also need more affiliated Lords with Secret Realm creation capabilities to become Secret Realm assistants.

Although the development of the “open mode” is quite complex and still in its initial stage, it is a very promising feature project of Miracle City.

The potential of this mode is very great.

If it is successfully developed, it can not only allow adventurers to gain more fun and greatly increase the territory’s income, but also can turn a linear plot-based Secret Realm into an open exploration Secret Realm, thereby having almost infinite lifespan and playability.

Compared to Qi Ji, he can “role-play freely” in this mode, and adventurers are not restricted by plot synchronization, and can do whatever they want to achieve the Secret Realm quest, but at first, they can only play some ordinary and weak characters.

For example, the Ashina Clan minions in the Ashina Chapter, and the ordinary special forces members in the Blacklight Chapter.

These small fries are mostly cannon fodder, and even if they are familiar with the plot, there are relatively few things they can do, and if they want to become stronger characters, or even enter the Secret Realm in a flesh-and-blood manner, they need to achieve enough achievements or spend a lot of Contribution Points.

Qi Ji can also change his way of thinking.

Develop the “infinite stream” activity gameplay.

This activity refers to the infinite stream novels of the past life, and adventurers can be divided into two or more factions, so as to compete around a certain quest objective and create more possibilities.

For example, the victory objective generated by a squad is to help the Inner Ministry complete the invasion and kill Isshin Ashina within a limited time, while the victory objective generated by another squad is to protect Isshin Ashina within this time.

In order to complete the quest, both sides must use the plot to engage in open and secret strife, and use various schemes to compete with each other, thereby making the Secret Realm full of the nature of competition.

Only the most outstanding adventurers.

Can sign up to participate in this gameplay.

Their performance is definitely worth looking forward to.

This will become a very distinctive and show effect territorial activity in Miracle City in the future.

“Lord, you have been working very hard recently, I want to give you a massage.”

Seeing the master nod.

Mai Shiranui immediately revealed a look of joy.

She immediately came to the Lord’s side and massaged his shoulders with a pair of soft jade hands, while Boss Qi, while enjoying the service, also opened the Lord’s Vision to understand the situation of the Secret Realm Hall.

It has been almost an hour since the Opening the City.

The biggest difference today is that a new Secret Realm chapter has been opened.

Judging from the current feedback from the adventurers, the adventurers have a high evaluation of the Nine Realms Tree, after all, this is another foreign land with a completely different art style.

According to his plan and arrangement, the Nine Realms Tree Chapter is a regular chapter similar to the Ashina Chapter, and this chapter is a fusion of the new God of War, that is, God of War 4 and 5.

In other words.

The two works of the new God of War are combined into one.

Qi Ji made certain adaptations during the remake process.

This adaptation not only improved the setting and details of the Nine Realms Tree kingdom, allowing adventurers to visit various cities full of Northern European exotic style and complete side quests to understand the living conditions of the people in this world.

He also greatly optimized the gameplay.

For example, when Qi Ji played God of War, the thing he was most dissatisfied with was that, this was obviously an action combat game, but it was full of a lot of repetitive and meaningless puzzle-solving links, which caused a lot of damage to the game’s rhythm, smoothness, and experience.

And in the Nine Realms Tree chapter experienced by the adventurers, although there are also puzzles that must be solved, all the puzzle-solving links that are irrelevant to the plot are removed or greatly optimized, so that the adventure will become more efficient and smooth.

Just as the Ashina Chapter may create the Shogunate DLC in the future, and the Sui and Tang Chapter will have a sequel to “Beyond the Clouds and Mountains”, and the DLC of Ran Weng and Gu Yue Sheng.

The Nine Realms Tree Chapter also has medium and long-term planning.

Qi Ji plans to launch at least three Kratos side stories after a certain number of adventurers have cleared the Nine Realms Tree.

The three major side story chapters will be the content of God of War 1 to 3.

Qi Ji believes that in terms of passion, sense of satisfaction and imagination, the old God of War will actually exceed the new God of War, but the new God of War has better graphics and better content such as attack, so it is more popular among the new generation players in the past life.

For Miracle City, the technical advantage is not important.

Even if it is an early pixelated RPG game, as long as it is remade by Miracle City, it can also be turned into a real restoration, a Secret Realm world that immerses people in it.

The remake difficulty of the old God of War trilogy will indeed be a little higher than that of the new God of War, but once the remake is completed, its sense of satisfaction, shock effect, brainhole and imagination will be even better.

Adventurers will play Kratos, who kills gods if they block them and kills Buddhas if they block them.

With his own power, he swept across Mount Olympus and slaughtered the Greek gods.

This kind of super satisfying special chapter will generally be made into a Charging Secret Realm, that is to say, after the Blacklight Chapter, Miracle City will once again appear a scythe that will harvest adventurers on a large scale.

Of course, it’s not urgent now.

After all, the Nine Realms Tree has just opened.

Even the appearance of the First Clear is expected to take a lot of time, and the current thing to do is to further optimize and improve this Secret Realm chapter based on the adventurers’ performance in the Secret Realm.

……

This moment.

In the Secret Realm Halls of Miracle City and Gloomy City.

Thousands of adventurers played the new character Kratos!

The unlocking of new stories and new countries made the adventurers feel very fresh, and the kingdom bred by the Nine Realms Tree was full of Northern European cultural colors, which was a different art style and experience from China and Eastern Ying.

Plus a combat performance with a very shocking effect.

The gimmick and expectation are all maxed out!

Pig King: “Good! As always, very powerful!”

Black Stone Hammer King: “Kratos should be the strongest character with the initial strength we have played, except for A-ge!”

Lonely Swordsman: “It’s normal, after all, Kratos was once a god, and from the readable memories, he killed all the gods of his hometown, and even almost killed himself.”

Silly Goose: “So Kratos is so crazy?”

White Crane Hermit: “The gods in these Western areas are probably equivalent to the existence of Xingtian in Eastern Divine Continent. Although they are not the avatar of the law of Undying, to slaughter all the gods with one’s own power is indeed an epic feat!”

Wind in Sleep: “It’s a pity that the current Kratos is old and weak, and it is obvious that he, although his suicide was not successful, also suffered from it, losing powerful special powers and most of his divine power.”

“……”

White Deer: “I am very interested in the land of the Nine Realms Tree!”

Mingyue Zhaoxue: “Yes, this exotic land is already very vast and mysterious, I didn’t expect that such a divine tree that can nurture small worlds can grow.”

Elf Elsa: “I heard a divine tree called the World Tree in the ancient legends of the elves. This tree has a status above the gods, and has the ability to nurture and create the world… Perhaps this Nine Realms Tree has the characteristics of the World Tree, and is also related to the Jianmu on the sea in the Sui and Tang Chapter.”

Artus: “If this tree really has the characteristics of the World Tree, it has great research value for our clan, and I don’t know that Lord can create divine trees such as the Nine Realms Tree and Jianmu, he is simply the avatar of the God of Nature!”

Nancy Liya: “The means and foundation of the Lord are of course unimaginable to ordinary people.”

Wan Shan Gu Hong said: “But why does Kratos appear in the kingdom of the Nine Realms Tree?”

“……”

It has been half an hour since the Opening the City.

Although this Secret Realm chapter has just begun, just based on the shocking battle in the opening plot, plus the part of Kratos’ memory that can be read, it is enough for the adventurers to grasp enough basic information.

Therefore, the adventurers quickly knew by summarizing the information that Kratos was not a native of the Nine Realms Tree, but a Spartan, and the area where he lived was once ruled by a force called Mount Olympus.

Under certain unknown reasons.

Kratos was full of anger and hatred, and he not only declared war on the gods, but also, with his own power, almost killed all the gods.

There is undoubtedly a lot of suspense in this!

How did Kratos become a god from a mortal?

Why did he fall out with the gods, and how did he kill the gods with his own power.

Unfortunately.

These pasts.

Were buried by Kratos in the depths of his memory.

He actively forgot the past and no longer remembered it, and could not read it.

Therefore, the adventurers knew the result.

But they didn’t know the reason.

Meng Yinxue sighed: “Kratos has a lot of secrets and stories on his shoulders, and I don’t know if there will be a chance to solve them in the future, I think this will definitely be a very exciting adventure.”

Biyan Hua: “It will definitely be solved!”

Time Traveler also said: “That’s right, with our understanding of Lord Qi, since he so directly showed all kinds of clues, then these clues must be useful, and it’s not just a background, it’s that simple.”

Ran Tianyun: “Yes, the story of our playing of the elderly Kratos may just be the beginning, the past and future stories of this character will definitely be very exciting and worth looking forward to, let us solve the secrets of this story first!”

“……”

Gloomy City Hall.

Zang Shanhai is role-playing Kratos.

He had long heard that the Secret Realm of Miracle City’s “Deep Role-Playing” was different, but it was only when he experienced it himself that he realized that it was far more incredible and magical than he imagined.

The Nine Realms Tree is the first Secret Realm chapter that Zang Shanhai experienced after coming to Miracle City.

But perhaps related to his life experience, he has a very strong resonance and immersion with Kratos.

Kratos once had a glorious past, a glorious record of achievements that was almost crazy, but now he has gradually aged, and he has also abandoned all hatred and miserable past, and just wants to live a retired life.

And Zang Shanhai, from an obscure commoner adventurer, has risen step by step to become the strongest adventurer recognized by Green Mountain City, has experienced the tragedy of the loss of his life’s beloved, and now also wants to retire.

Even Kratos’ son, Atreus.

His age and even his appearance are very similar to his son, who died prematurely.

When Zang Shanhai was role-playing Kratos and interacting with Atreus, especially when he felt the emotions between Kratos and his son, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of trance that was difficult to distinguish between true and false.

He felt that he was Kratos.

And Atreus was his own son.

This time, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how much it costs, I must protect my son and never let down my wife’s last wish and expectation.

“I am now Kratos, came to the kingdom of the Nine Realms Tree, and here I married a woman named Faye, and I only wanted to live in obscurity, but I didn’t expect that my wife passed away…”

“Faye’s last wish was to cut down the large tree with her handprints as wood, cremate it, and then take her Spirit Ashes to the highest mountain of the Nine Realms to complete this special funeral.”

“This is the last one.”

“……”

Zang Shanhai found a series of large trees with golden handprints as thick as water tanks in the icy and snowy forest, and cut them off with the Leviathan Axe.

These trees were not only very thick but also as strong as iron and stone, but under the furious power of Kratos, from two or three blows to three or five blows, they were all easily cut off.

Kratos soon transported these special timbers back to a small wooden house deep in the forest, and in the house there was a wooden platform filled with white candles and scattered petals, and in the center was a tightly wrapped remains.

The little boy Atreus walked into the gloomy room and lit the candles near the remains one by one with a candle, accompanied by epic and sad music.

The little boy’s sorrowful prayer sounded:

“Look, I see my mother…”

“Look, I see my father…”

“Look, they are calling me…”

The little boy leaned beside his mother, and still wanted to feel the last warmth of his mother.

At this time, he turned around and saw a burly and silent figure standing in the shadow of the doorway.

When Zang Shanhai heard the boy’s prayer, felt the strong sad emotion, and saw this very simple yet solemn funeral ceremony full of exotic style.

Such a simple scene.

But it evokes strong emotions.

It brings an extraordinary sense of immersion.

Zang Shanhai had to admit that the Miracle City Secret Realm was so well made, and he had never had this feeling in the decades of his adventure.

And facing the sad young boy.

Zang Shanhai couldn’t help but want to comfort him a few words.

But he hasn’t been in contact with children for too long, and he doesn’t know how to comfort such a young and orphaned child.

Finally, the words came to his lips.

He just said, “Are you ready?”

Atreus wiped away his tears and nodded, “Ready!”

Zang Shanhai picked up his wife and put her on the erected cremation platform, and then lit the ignition with the sparks rubbed by the Battle Axe, and saw the flames quickly rising and engulfing the cremation platform.

When he saw that the wife he had been with day and night was engulfed by the flames.

Zang Shanhai could clearly feel that a strong sadness came from the depths of the iron man’s heart, who was not good at talking and was accustomed to seeing life and death.

“Mother!”

Atreus suddenly lost control of his emotions and rushed towards the flames, and took a relic dagger that his mother used before her death from the tightly wrapped shroud.

Atreus’s hand was immediately burned.

Zang Shanhai saw this and immediately bent down and grabbed a handful of snow, put it in his son’s little hand, and then picked up Faye’s relic dagger and handed it to Atreus.

In order to prevent Atreus from becoming more sad because he saw his mother being cremated, and also to test whether he should take Atreus to search for the highest peak of the Nine Realms.

He proposed to take Atreus hunting, so as to test him, and although Atreus was very young, he was good at using a bow and arrow, and his archery skills were very good.

However.

In the process of the action.

He also revealed a very serious problem.

The first was the problem of insufficient experience, and the second was the inability to control his anger and fear, especially after encountering a mountain monster attack, his emotions fell into a state of loss of control. This was obviously not what a qualified warrior should have.

Zang Shanhai realized.

His son was probably not ready.

And this journey to find the highest mountain in the Nine Realms was very dangerous.

It was a very irresponsible approach to take this child with him rashly.

When Zang Shanhai took his son back to the small wooden house, the violent fire had been turned into a pile of ashes, and the remains of his wife, Faye, had also been completely burned, and he personally put the Spirit Ashes with residual warmth into a special bag.

Just as he entered the room and was about to have a good talk with his son.

Suddenly, a terrible whistling sound fell from the sky.

Atreus: “What sound?”

A stranger’s voice came from outside: “Come out, I know you’re inside, and I know who you are…”

Kratos’s complexion changed.

He realized that the situation was not good.

He immediately told his son not to make a sound and hide.

Zang Shanhai had long been suspicious.

Because according to Kratos’s memory, he had been living in seclusion in this place for more than a decade, and there had never been any monsters or outsiders approaching, so why did so many Undead and mountain monsters appear in the forest just after his wife died?

And the stranger who appeared at this moment was probably not a good person!

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