LRAB Chapter 405 1 After the Night
Chapter 405 1 After the Night
The Kingdom of God, the place of origin.
The brilliant river of stars flows slowly across the sky, and countless points of light sparkle with eternal light like diamonds.
This is the origin of all monsters and the place where fairies were born.
Tao Yao was leaning on the soft velvet sofa, feeling a little tired.
Her long pink hair fell on her shoulders like a waterfall, and there was a hint of obvious fatigue on her delicate face.
She had just dealt with the quarrel between the two little goblins, End and Eternity, which really put a lot of pressure on her.
Although this kind of thing has long been nothing new, after all, after those two guys have been around him, they like to confront each other and have a fight every few days.
But every time when they really fought, Taoyao, as the original fairy, had to come out to mediate.
Especially today, the two little guys quarreled particularly fiercely, and even used their respective powers, almost overturning the newly renovated holy garden.
If Taoyao hadn't stopped it in time, the consequences would have been even more serious.
Tao Yao rubbed her temples gently, trying to ease the dull pain in her head.
The atmosphere in the room seemed exceptionally quiet, with only the faint sound of the wind in the distance echoing softly.
Taoyao closed her eyes and enjoyed this rare moment of tranquility.
After a long while, Tao Yao slowly opened her eyes and spoke softly:
"Little."
As soon as he finished speaking, a little pink figure quietly poked out a round little head from behind Tao Yao's head.
Xiaoxiao looked left and right cautiously, her round eyes scanning the room constantly, fearing that something dangerous would suddenly appear.
After confirming that there were indeed no signs of danger in the room, and especially after confirming that the trouble-making Zhongmo was not there, Xiaoxiao heaved a sigh of relief and mustered up the courage to completely float out from behind Taoyao's head.
She danced lightly in the air for a few circles before hovering steadily in front of Tao Yao and said in a soft voice:
[Master, are you looking for me? ]
She tilted her little head and looked at Taoyao with her big, sparkling eyes, waiting for her master's instructions.
Tao Yao looked at the cute little guy in front of her and couldn't help but smile gently.
"How about it?"
Tao Yao asked, "What was the reaction of the players to the final chapter of the new version?"
Because Tao Yao was busy dealing with the quarrel between the two little goblins, End and Eternity, he was unable to watch the live broadcasts of those players at the first opportunity.
Therefore, she didn't know the players' specific reactions and progress after the final chapter of the story was updated.
Although Tao Yao could browse the Blue Star network by herself and learn about the current situation through the players' discussions, she prefers to learn about the situation through Xiao Xiao, her caring little assistant.
After all, Xiaoxiao is usually responsible for monitoring the running status of the game and knows the players' movements very clearly, so it is still somewhat useful after all.
Hearing Tao Yao's question, a somewhat depressed expression immediately appeared on his little face.
She turned in the air and replied helplessly:
[Master, the situation is not optimistic...]
[Those players who are more hardworking have basically gotten through all the levels they should have gotten stuck on. ]
[Among them, the anchor named Sakura Fubuki is the one who has made the fastest progress. ]
[But even she was stuck in the second stage of the Boss and couldn't break through. ]
At this point, Xiaoxiao's tone began to become a little worried. She flew to Taoyao's shoulder and continued in a concerned tone:
【By the way, Master...】
[Is the boss of this level too strong? 】
[Isn't it a bad idea to torture players with such intensity? 】
[I feel like they are about to lose confidence...]
A little worry is not without reason.
As a system elf centered on popularity, she can clearly perceive the emotional changes of players during the game.
Especially for those players who have been challenging the Boss, as the number of failures increases, their frustration is also accumulating.
Due to system reasons, Taoyao can indirectly affect the development direction of the main line of the game.
As for the ending of this main boss, Taoyao did make considerable adjustments and enhancements.
She not only improves the Boss's various numerical attributes, but also adds more complex attack modes and response mechanisms.
Therefore, this version of the final boss is definitely much more powerful than any previous version of the boss.
This intensity setting is not Taoyao's sudden evil taste, but is to meet the needs of the plot.
After all, as the final boss of the entire story, he should show overwhelming power at the end.
But doing so will also have corresponding disadvantages.
That is, the strength of the boss will be beyond imagination.
It was precisely because of this consideration that the system elf Xiaoxiao began to worry that those players might be too fragile to stand this kind of setback.
Especially when seeing those anchors fail again and again, Xiaoxiao also became anxious.
Tao Yao pondered for a moment, then slowly said:
“The intensity is definitely turned up a bit.”
"But the positioning of the end is originally a numerical oddity. From this perspective, it is actually a reasonable setting."
Hearing Taoyao say this, Xiaoxiao immediately became even more anxious.
She flew around in the air, waving her hands and saying eagerly:
[But the players can't get through it at all! ]
[The anchor named Ying Chui Xue has been playing for 8 hours straight! ]
[I feel like she's going crazy, but she's still stuck in the second stage! ]
【There is not even a hint of progress! 】
[If this continues, the players will definitely lose confidence completely! ]
Xiaoxiao's tone was full of worry. She was really afraid that these players would choose to give up the game because of excessive frustration.
Tao Yao couldn't help but frown when he heard Xiaoxiao mention that Sakura Fubuki was stuck in the second stage.
Her expression became somewhat confused, and she asked doubtfully:
"Stuck in the second stage?"
Tao Yao frowned even more tightly, and continued:
"That shouldn't be the case! Didn't I set up a side quest?"
"After finishing that branch line, the second stage should be easy to pass."
When designing the content of the final chapter, Tao Yao took into account the player's gaming experience and the fact that the final boss might indeed be far more difficult than any previous boss. He specially spent a lot of divine power and creative points to prepare a special side quest for the players.
The setting of this side quest is quite clever. As long as the player is willing to take the time to complete it, it can greatly reduce the attack desire and hatred value during the final boss battle.
Especially in the second stage, the effect of side quests is particularly obvious, basically allowing players to pass it easily.
After all, most players like to take shortcuts, and they should be able to quickly discover the existence of this branch line and realize its importance.
But now after hearing what Xiaoxiao said, it seemed that the situation was not as smooth as she had imagined.
When Xiaoxiao heard Taoyao's question, she showed an even more helpless expression on her face. She sighed, and then replied in a tone that made her laugh and cry:
[But that anchor...she doesn't like doing side quests...]
[She only wanted to fight the boss, and was completely unwilling to explore other content...]
[I am so worried about her! ]
Hearing this answer, Tao Yao was speechless for a moment.
She opened her mouth, but found that she didn't know what to say.
"..."
The content volume of version 3.1 is indeed quite large.
In addition to the main storyline, it also includes a variety of side quests and exploration content.
Just in the map of the Old Mechanical City, there are five major areas including the central tower for players to explore freely.
As the mechanical system is gradually activated, various mechanical life characters will appear in these areas, each with its own unique story line and task chain.
These are all side developments that Taoyao does not personally control, and they rely entirely on the system's automatic generation mechanism to create content.
According to the normal rhythm of the game, if players experience all the content step by step, including the main quest, side quests, exploration, collection, etc., it will be enough for them to play for more than half a month.
Considering that some players don’t spend much time playing the game every day, maybe only one or two hours, then playing for a month or two is not a problem.
But the problem is that such a design cannot withstand the test of some anchors who focus on speed running.
They tend to skip all the side quests, focusing solely on advancing the main storyline and not caring about other aspects of the game experience.
After a long silence, Tao Yao sighed softly.
"Xiaoxiao, bring up the live broadcast replay of Sakura Fubuki and Hana Yu."
Tao Yao said, "I want to see for myself how they play."
【Good master! 】
Xiao Xiao responded immediately and waved her little hand in the air.
Soon, a translucent projection screen appeared in the room, and began to play the replay of Sakura Fubuki and Hana Yu's previous live broadcast.
Tao Yao watched the contents of the screen intently, and his expression gradually became somewhat helpless.
I saw that Sakura Fubuki's performance in the game was exactly as Xiaoxiao said, she was in a state of urgency for success.
Whether she encountered an NPC who wanted to talk to her or saw some obvious side quest prompts, Sakura Fubuki would speed up as much as possible.
She was even too lazy to open some treasure chests that clearly contained important item rewards, as if she didn't want to touch anything except the main storyline.
After watching for a while, Tao Yao couldn't help but complain:
"This Sakura Fubuki is definitely a talent..."
Tao Yao's tone was somewhat amusing:
"In previous versions, it felt like she was playing for the fun of the game, but this version feels like she's speedrunning just for the sake of speedrunning."
When Xiao Xiao heard Tao Yao's complaints, he immediately flew to her and asked anxiously:
[So Master, what should we do? ]
[According to the settings you gave for the end, if the player does not do that side quest...]
[If you forcefully defeat this Boss, with all the characters that have been released in the current version, except for your four-star and five-star forms, no matter how you match them or how you operate...]
[There is basically no possibility of defeating it! Even if you use your four-star and five-star skills, you may not be able to defeat it. ]
The little worry is not without reason.
The setting of the boss at the end is a complete numerical monster, the type that will kill the player character if touched.
From the perspective of plot setting, the appearance of the end is just equivalent to letting the final boss of the game appear in advance, showing him to the players so that they can be mentally prepared for the subsequent plot development.