“What are you doing?”
Lu Li still hadn't made up his mind when he got home.
It wasn't that there were too few games he could release, but rather that tons of blades were lined up in his warehouse, dazzling him with choices.
He was still tens of billions of emotional points away from unlocking the VR game version of "The Three-Body Problem." In half a year, he could collect enough with the currently released games.
After all,
These games were of high quality, stood the test of time, and attracted a large number of new players every day.
Lost in thought,
Lu Li suddenly caught sight of the ghost's character illustration as his computer wallpaper. He slapped his thigh, "Right, how could I forget the 'Call of Duty' family!"
Players had long been suggesting that both the predecessors and successors of "Call of Duty" had stories that could be extended, hoping that Lingjing would develop prequels or sequels.
It had to be said that some players had a very sharp sense.
"Call of Duty" was indeed a series, and the most classic ones in his previous life were the Modern Warfare 4-6-8 trilogy, which depicted events happening sequentially on the same timeline.
However, upon arriving on Blue Star, he urgently needed to harvest emotional points.
Therefore, Lu Li chose to release the most popular one, 6, first. In fact, his choice was very wise; the ghost's blade directly opened the summer of the "torture-by-blades" playstyle on Blue Star.
Now, whenever players encountered highly popular characters in games, they would have a nagging doubt: would this character be sacrificed? They had developed PTSD.
The root of this was the moment Ghost fell, which taught game designers a lesson.
Now that Lu Li didn't have the same urgent need for emotional points as before, he wanted to give back to his old friends and bring the series to a perfect conclusion.
Well, let Old Mac take a good rest first.
Let Price, that old fox, regain his youthful vigor and give players a complete gaming experience.
Without further ado, with his mind made up, Lu Li waved his hand:
"System Girl, exchange Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 and 8, combine them into one, and rename it 'Call of Duty Karma'. Old rules, you know what to do."
【Ding! One hundred and thirty million emotional points consumed to successfully exchange for 'Call of Duty Karma'.】
【Uploading...】
A moment later...
【Ding! Upload successful. Source code has been transferred to your computer's D drive/Teacher Akari/(Study Materials).】
"Pfft!"
Lu Li spat out his soda, nearly choking. "Don't just put it anywhere!"
"Didn't I tell you to put it in the S drive/System Girl's little den?"
"You're not listening, are you?"
The System Girl, in her rebellious phase, ignored Lu Li.
Fine!
Lu Li grumbled indignantly and opened his D drive, finding the source code for "Call of Duty Karma" among many files.
"Six months, it seems not enough."
Looking at the solitary "Call of Duty," Lu Li frowned, feeling that releasing just one game wasn't enough.
To fully occupy the players, he needed something else.
Next,
He opened his personal email, which contained many fan-made creations for "Undertale" from newcomers.
Back then,
Adhering to the principle of teaching a man to fish, Lu Li made the source code of "Undertale" freely available for new designers to create fan-made content.
He also published his personal email, welcoming new designers to actively develop their creative ideas.
If the quality was high, Lingjing would buy it out and release it as DLC for UT fans to enjoy.
"Not bad, not bad!"
Looking at the dazzling array of blades... no, fan-made works, Lu Li's eyes widened.
Some young designers had a very seasoned way of wielding their blades, which really pleased him!
It was clear they had experienced unforgettable moments, the kind where you tear up your umbrella and stomp on it after being drenched by the rain.
"Ugh... finally done!"
Lu Li stretched lazily and yawned a long, deep yawn.
After spending a day, he selected four high-quality fan-made creations from the submissions: "Prosperity's End," "Error Tale," "Complete Disbelief," and "Axe Legend," as DLCs.
"With this set of combined blade techniques, players who like Lingjing's works are truly blessed."
Resting his head against the back of his chair, legs folded, Lu Li squinted his eyes and sighed, "There aren't many designers as dedicated as I am. I've almost racked my brains to offer my most sincere works to my players."
"I ask, in the gaming circle, how many can do this?"
Silence...
The vast room was so quiet that only Lu Li's breathing could be heard, not even a pin drop.
System Girl: Pfft! Shameless!
Finally,
Lu Li began the work of buying out and following up on the creations, signing agreements with the original authors and paying the final installments.
He spent another two days refining and enhancing these works, and Xue Wei added more blades.
Thus, the originally somewhat green works, under Lu Li's masterful touch, became even more mature, exuding the alluring scent of blades, intoxicating enough to make one drunk for three days just by smelling it.
"This should be enough, it's got the flavor!"
Lu Li sniffed forcefully, his face full of intoxication. It was rumored that Au's blade techniques were sharp, and trying them now proved it.
These works, which developed upon the original setting to surpass the original, were rare in the entire game market.
Lu Li, an outsider fan, felt his heart stop with suffocation after experiencing Au's plot. How much more would the true fan players...
Hiss!
Lu Li instinctively drew a cold breath, finding the thought terrifying.
"Is it too cruel?"
Looking at the promotional images for "Prosperity's End," Lu Li hesitated. This blade struck him directly in the heart, and he feared that the true fans of the original work might not be able to handle it.
It wouldn't be good to completely stun people.
If something like the Tommy Brother incident happened again, it would be troublesome.
After a few days of fermentation, Tommy's incident had become a good story in the gaming circle.
Lu Li did not want the Chinese gaming circle to create such a 'good story.' If a similar incident occurred again, with Lingjing's works as the backdrop, they wouldn't be able to wash themselves clean even if they jumped into the Yellow River.
As he was thinking, he received a call from the elder Mr. Wang Lunshan.
"Congratulations, Little Lu!"
"You've done a great job, your Lingjing has truly brought honor this time!"
"Not only are you holding your own against overseas major game studios, but you're even dominating them. This is something we never dared to imagine in the past twenty years!"
It was evident that the old gentleman was genuinely excited, his voice trembling noticeably.
"It's all thanks to Mr. Wang's strong support."
"Don't mention it, how could we old folks have such ability? It's all the effort of you young people."
After exchanging pleasantries, Wang Lunshan got down to business. "By the way, do you have a target for the next VR game? Do you need any help?"
"We are actively preparing, thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Wang."
Lu Li replied seriously and suddenly remembered something he had asked the old gentleman about. He asked, "By the way, Mr. Wang, how is our figurine coming along?"
"The Bt-7274 throw-action figurine?"
A gasp came from the other end of the phone.
"Yes!"