9: 30-second CG, arousing curiosity

Liu Meiqin was quite an interesting person.

While others saved money to marry a wife, she was saving money to find a husband.

Jiang Feng couldn't help but look at her in surprise: "Aren't you afraid of losing everything?"

Liu Meiqin shook her impressive chest: "No! Boss, although I've only played a little bit and can't even get past the beginner's level, I feel like the vision you've painted is truly grand! I'm willing to take a gamble!"

Jiang Feng tilted his head.

To be honest,

He was very optimistic about the future of the Xuanhuan World, believing it would definitely set a trend.

Winning the championship was not impossible.

The problem was,

He currently had neither money nor emotional value.

The first level was merely a modified version based on heroes in troubled times.

All the Xuanhuan elements that should be there hadn't even been added yet.

The classic Xuanhuan stories he planned to release,

Such as a three-year agreement after a broken engagement, having a Supreme bone dug out at the start, or the nine dragons coffin pull to Mars,

None of them had been made yet.

Yet, despite all this, Liu Meiqin was still optimistic about the game and was willing to invest her 'husband fund' into it?

Jiang Feng felt that he had underestimated the appeal of Xuanhuan too much.

Even just a fleeting glimpse, a superficial look at the tip of the iceberg,

The natives of this world would have their deepest curiosity piqued, eager to continue exploring.

"Hmm, since you want to invest money, it's not impossible."

Jiang Feng thought for a moment, discussed the future profit sharing with Liu Meiqin, and then accepted the one hundred thousand yuan.

With money, more things could be done.

He couldn't afford top-tier game development AI, but the next best option was usable.

Jiang Feng conceptualized the AI instructions, spent fifty thousand yuan, and produced about half a minute of CG.

Calculated, each second cost nearly two thousand yuan, which was cheaper than in his previous life, but still made Jiang Feng wince.

He had to get emotional value as soon as possible to avoid these AI companies from continuing to make money!

"Liu Meiqin, there's still some money left. Take it to buy traffic, preferably by having streamers promote it and hype up our CG!"

Liu Meiqin was also full of fighting spirit and quickly took action.

Before long, new CGs appeared on the official website of Illusion Dream Game Studio, major video websites, and various game forums.

Game streamer Midnight Gao Sou also heard the news in his live stream.

He became interested and clicked into the official website to view the CG.

"Brothers, this Illusion Dream Game Studio really knows how to stir things up.

"How long has it been? They've already released a new CG.

"Let me see, it's only half a minute, hmm, that complies with the rules."

Midnight Gao Sou was an Old Master.

He knew that the Ancient Style Game Development Competition had rules.

Before the official competition, each studio could at most release one CG, and its duration could not exceed 30 seconds.

Otherwise, it would be considered a violation.

And on the day before the competition, each studio had to submit to the organizing committee a CG of at least 3 minutes and at least 5 minutes of actual gameplay demonstration, as promotion for the game on the competition's official website.

The promotion at that time was the real highlight.

The previous 30 seconds were at most an appetizer; many people didn't even bother to care.

But because of the plagiarism incident, idle netizens focused on Illusion Dream Game Studio.

They discovered this 30-second CG immediately.

Midnight Gao Sou's live streaming room was simple: a silver-white VR pod stood beside him, a computer desk in front, and he sat in a gaming chair.

Now, with a curious expression, he controlled the mouse and clicked to play the CG.

[Human power has its limits, Heavenly Dao has its destiny]

The screen began with black screen ink-brush characters.

Then, the characters disappeared, merging into the picture.

Thick clouds parted, the camera continuously pulled down, and a bustling small town appeared.

Ha! Ha!

In the center of the small town, a martial arts school stood, where hundreds of martial artists were practicing Traditional Martial Arts, with an Old Master sitting at the front, nodding contentedly and sipping tea.

Suddenly, the Old Master raised his head and looked up at the sky.

As if seeing something terrifying, he quickly stood up, then knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly.

The hundreds of martial artists were also terrified, falling to their knees.

The next moment, the camera shook violently, a dazzling light flashed, and all the images on the screen disappeared.

When the picture became clear again, the martial arts school had vanished, the small town had vanished, leaving only a large pit.

Then, the camera zoomed out, reaching the sky, where a faint buzzing could be heard, as if something was colliding.

[Cultivation, going against the Heaven-Defying]

Another line of large characters appeared.

The camera shook once more.

In the sky, two people were each stepping on a Flying Sword, staring at each other, with dazzling light constantly blooming around them, as if their Aura was continuously rising.

The two approached each other, and just as they were about to clash, another Flying Sword suddenly flew from a distance, landing between them, forcefully interrupting them.

[What do you think is above martial arts?]

Another line of large characters appeared.

Then, the entire CG ended.

Jiang Feng only invested fifty thousand yuan, so it was naturally impossible to create an earth-shattering CG.

He could only continue to use the heroes in troubled times resources, starting with the small town, to create as much mystery and power for the Cultivator as possible.

In his previous life, this would only be considered a low-quality CG for a third-rate web game.

Players would know at a glance that this was another Xuanhuan game.

But in this world, it truly made people somewhat confused.

"Brothers! This seems a bit off!"

Midnight Gao Sou moved the progress bar, pausing it as he spoke:

"What is this? A sword that can fly?

"And this, what destroyed the entire small town?

"These two people are flying in the air? And glowing?

"No, is this Wuxia? That doesn't seem right, does it?"

Midnight Gao Sou looked puzzled.

He was a traditional Wuxia game enthusiast and had even studied Traditional Martial Arts.

He hadn't delved much into other types of games.

"This definitely isn't Wuxia! It should be another tech-style game disguised as ancient style."

"Sigh, the last champion made a firearms game, and sure enough, many are following suit."

"This Flying Sword must be a drone, and the small town was probably bombed by missiles."

"The technological level is a bit high; it seems to be more than just individual firearms."

"So that's it, last year's champion did martial arts against artillery, and this year they're doing martial arts against missiles, right?"

"How can martial arts fight missiles?!"

The live stream's bullet comments were abuzz with discussion.

Midnight Gao Sou didn't reply and pulled the progress bar again.

He felt it didn't seem like drones or missiles.

"Brothers, I feel that Illusion Dream Game Studio shouldn't be that simple.

"Did you see the subtitle? What is above martial arts?

"It can't really be just a pretense, actually referring to technology, can it?"

Midnight Gao Sou felt that Illusion Dream Game Studio was very likely to pull off something big.

It was just that the game hadn't been announced yet, and the three-minute CG hadn't been released either.

He didn't know what it specifically was.

His heart was itching, wanting to fast-forward time.

At the same time,

Nanjing Studio.

Xue Sancha also saw the CG, and his expression changed slightly.

"Everyone, come to a meeting to discuss this CG."