14: Unprecedented real machine demonstration

Xue Sancha's vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

Something even more embarrassing than plagiarism had happened.

They had copied the wrong thing!

Illusion Dream Game Studio was not about technology at all.

It was entirely ancient-style!

While he didn't know how they would explain this away.

Or how they would construct the world view.

One thing was certain:

They had copied the wrong thing!

"Don't panic, don't panic. Although we copied wrong, integrating technological elements is also a good idea..."

Xue Sancha forced himself to calm down.

The employees of Antarctic Studio around him didn't even dare to breathe.

Because as time went on and the official website's CGs were continuously updated.

There were actually none from Antarctic Studio!

You have to know.

Even the CG for the harem-themed game with the swaying hips made it!

"This is outrageous!"

Xue Sancha nearly smashed his computer.

Antarctic Studio, backed by Tencent, poured millions, even hundreds of millions, into each production.

And it didn't even make it into the top 20 CGs?

"Boss, you need to calm down!"

A loyal designer suddenly spoke up: "Jiang Feng doesn't have much money. Since he spent it all on CG, the game quality must be poor.

"Not to mention, he's innovating, trying to create a world view that will subvert the industry. This requires a lot of money.

"I think it's just a gimmick, trying to make a quick buck and run. The entire game is just an empty shell."

Xue Sancha's eyes lit up.

That's right!

Illusion Dream Game Studio lacked funds, manpower, and time.

No matter how many ideas Jiang Feng had, it was impossible for him to actually produce anything substantial.

It must just be a gimmick!

Xue Sancha calmed down, a slight smile playing on his lips:

"Then let's watch the real gameplay demonstration and see what Jiang Feng has actually made."

Not only Xue Sancha, but Midnight Gao Sou on the other side also prepared to watch the real gameplay demonstration.

One hour of CG playback, 20 games—it was a feast for the gaming industry.

Logically, one would become more and more excited as they watched.

But Midnight Gao Sou became increasingly calm, even somewhat dazed.

Is this it?

Is this the level?

No, where's your originality?

The gaming industry has been around for so many years, and you're still making such old stuff, huh?

That harem game, just changing a few female character designs, and you can put it out to sell?

That Wuxia game, starting with the entire family being wiped out is one thing, but aren't you even going to change the name of the 'Bixie Sword Manual'?

And that emperor simulator, besides having slightly better graphics, is there any difference from games ten years ago?

Midnight Gao Sou grew increasingly annoyed, even feeling that the industry was doomed.

Actually, it wasn't that these game developers' standards were worse than in previous years.

On the contrary, this year's standards were stronger than ever, with almost all gameplay incorporating minor innovations, and the graphics and music were polished extremely well, presenting CGs that were each more appealing than the last.

However, Midnight Gao Sou had first watched Xuanhuan World.

The unprecedented world view, the unique and magnificent visuals, instantly raised his threshold.

Looking at traditional games after that, he always felt something was missing.

"Hurry up and watch the real gameplay demonstration, there's nothing good to see in other game CGs."

"Exactly, it's not on the same level as Huan Meng's CG."

"Actually, the graphics and music aren't much different; what's different is the ideas."

"Huan Meng's ideas are too novel; I'm curious what kind of world it's building."

"Didn't you read the title? They said it's Xuanhuan World."

"Then do you know what Xuanhuan World is?"

"No idea."

"Then what's the point? Hurry up and watch the real gameplay demonstration!"

Midnight Gao Sou nodded:

"My Brothers are right, there's no need to watch other CGs.

"Let's hurry and watch the real gameplay!"

Midnight Gao Sou clicked the mouse and quickly found the real gameplay demonstration for "mystical world: the rise of the weak."

Exactly five minutes, no more, no less, very standard.

After clicking it open, a small cave appeared.

Inside the cave were vines, mosquitoes, and rocks, but nothing else. It was very simple.

A young man in plain clothes sat cross-legged in the center of the cave.

He had his eyes closed, his hands placed on his thighs in a mysterious posture, and streams of Qi flowed around his body.

"Brothers, what is this?"

Midnight Gao Sou found it a bit strange.

This world had Wuxia, but all Wuxia cultivation focused on practice and combat.

Even Internal Energy was nurtured through continuous fighting and battling.

The reason was simple: vr games couldn't really make players meditate, that would be too boring, so no one developed in that direction.

Sitting cross-legged to Cultivate was a very unfamiliar concept.

"I don't understand."

"Huan Meng always comes up with new tricks."

"Wait, look, on the right there seems to be a small split-screen, is it the internal structure of the human body?"

Midnight Gao Sou also noticed it.

The internal structure of the human body appeared on the right, showing the internal organs and some faintly discernible Meridians.

At the same time, streams of Qi continuously circulated and flushed within the body, seemingly tempering something, and also seemingly converging towards a certain place.

"Brothers, I understand!

"This is a gameplay mechanic. Players need to control these Qi flows to continuously move within the body, likely to achieve a certain goal."

As expected of a streamer who treats gaming as his job, he understood the demonstration content at a glance.

"Control Qi flow? Holy cow, that's a bit novel!"

"Not just controlling Qi flow, but also making it dart around inside one's own body?"

"Can this really be achieved?"

"Big studios should be able to do it, but it would require a lot of money. But isn't Huan Meng a small studio?"

Everyone was a bit surprised.

Introspecting the body and controlling Qi flow—this gameplay was indeed novel and would definitely be a hit.

The problem was that the corresponding game System was very difficult, requiring a lot of money to implement, and it would also have various bugs.

Could this really be done?

Jiang Feng stated that he certainly couldn't do it, but his System could!

The System truly lived up to its name. After investing emotional value, it directly produced a complete set of game resources, covering modeling, music, numerical values, and most crucially, various game Systems.

Jiang Feng only needed to consider game ideas, while the System had much more to consider.

"Brothers, if this can really be done, I think this game will be very different."

Midnight Gao Sou swallowed, his face full of anticipation.

Huan Meng had even created such a detailed System, so what about other aspects?

Could it be that it was truly being made as a second world?

Midnight Gao Sou grew even more excited about this game.

As the video progressed.

The young man finished his Cultivate, stood up, and touched the ring on his finger.

The next moment, a Jade Slip appeared out of thin air.

"Holy cow!"

Midnight Gao Sou's eyes widened on the spot.

Not only him, but the bullet comments in the live stream also erupted.

"What just happened?"

"What's the big deal? Isn't it just taking an item from the inventory?"

"No UI, no commands, just touching a ring to take something out. You call that an inventory?"

"This must be a setting that matches the world view!"

"Holy cow, Huan Meng really went all out. Everything is set up!"

The expression on Midnight Gao Sou's face grew increasingly excited.

He recalled what Illusion Dream Game Studio had said before: to subvert the gaming industry and create an unprecedented world view.

It seemed that this might not be boasting!

"Brothers, I'm getting more and more excited!"

Midnight Gao Sou rubbed his hands, continuing to watch the demonstration video.

The next moment, he saw the Jade Slip emit a bright light and enter the young man's mind.

At the same time, a small screen appeared, showing the scene inside his mind, where an ancient person was practicing martial arts!