Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Zhao Xinglong, upon learning that Ming Lun Martial Arts School required a large number of other talents, reached out to his classmates who had started a business with him.

They had graduated from university three years ago.

However, their joint network company was not doing well.

They had the technology,

but without connections, there were no orders.

In fact, over the past few years, it was the money he earned as a security guard at Ming Lun Martial Arts School that had barely kept them afloat, preventing them from going hungry.

This wasn't because he was kind-hearted, but rather because his relationship with them was fairly good, and as he provided funding, his share in the company grew larger, making him the major shareholder of that network company.

Despite constant losses, there had been a slight improvement recently.

After all, three years had passed, and they had managed to build up some small connections, but continuing in this way was not a solution.

Now, with Ming Lun Martial Arts School planning to establish other industries, Zhao Xinglong naturally took the lead in introducing these classmates to Chan Yinsha.

"Hello, my name is Yao Xiaoxue."

The woman in a white blouse and a short skirt introduced herself, exuding the aura of a strong woman, but there was a hint of insecurity on her face.

Ideals and reality...

It really wasn't the same.

In college, they had ambitious dreams and impassioned discussions; stepping into society, they realized the difficulties and gradually lost their sharp edges.

Chan Yinsha's eyebrows furrowed slightly, saying, "Let's start working then. Move your company here, and be in charge of our advertising and promotion for a while, okay?"

"No problem," Yao Xiaoxue declared excitedly. She was well aware of how influential Ming Lun Martial Arts School was, and that many high-society people came here to improve their health.

If they could be integrated here, great achievements were certain.

"Alright," Chan Yinsha said, nodding faintly and turning to look at Zhao Xinglong, "You're their boss, so you take charge. If you do well, when we acquire a game company later on, you can move there."

A game company?

Zhao Xinglong couldn't help but ask, "Coach, is Ming Lun Martial Arts School going to develop a game?"

"Yes," Chan Yinsha half-true, half-fake replied, "In order to promote Kung Fu better, the head of the school plans to create a highly realistic virtual game. All the martial arts within it will be real, and even practicing inside can enhance one's physical body in the real world."

"Spiritual cultivation is something you know a bit about, right?"

"The spirit can drive bodily progress, and as long as the body's nutrition can keep up, practicing in the virtual game is equivalent to practicing in reality."

Zhao Xinglong was astounded.

And Yao Xiaoxue covered her mouth in disbelief.

Had technology advanced so much?

The internet had only recently become widespread, and game graphics were still very basic, yet Ming Lun Martial Arts School was already capable of creating a game that simulated reality.

Was this an exaggeration?

Or just a bait-and-switch tactic? The M|V|LE&MPYR team worked hard on this chapter.

Nevertheless, Yao Xiaoxue quickly calmed down.

No matter the specifics, as long as it made big money, that was all that mattered to her.

In the following months, Yao Xiaoxue led her team to plan several promotional events for Ming Lun Martial Arts School, and the outcomes were quite good. While they leveraged the school's existing reputation, Chan Yinsha could see that Yao Xiaoxue and her colleagues indeed had some skills.

By comparison, Zhao Xinglong, the previous boss of Yao Xiaoxue and the others, was lagging far behind, having devoted all his energy to spiritual cultivation, physical training, and working as a security guard at the martial arts school.

Yet his progress in life force was quite rapid, reaching level 2, and he also reached the second stage of deep sleep.

During this time, Chan Yinsha also acquired a bankrupt game company and took in its programmers, game designers, modelers, and other talents, instructing them to design a game called "Fantasy Realm."

Taixu Illusory Realm couldn't be launched all at once. First, a general game needed to be created, then several iterations of upgrades to build a following, before it could be gradually released.

"Boss, can you tell us more about 'Fantasy Realm'?" a game designer asked. "Like, what's the style? Martial arts? Xianxia? Shooting? Turn-based?"

"We need all of them," said Chan Yinsha.

"Huh..."

The game designer was stunned.

A hodgepodge?

This game was surely going to flop, right?

"I mean, create a vast plane, then incorporate various elements, allowing many players to log in at the same time and compete together," Chan Yinsha added.

Reflecting on the features of Taixu Illusory Realm, she thought it could also include leveling up by fighting monsters, but she immediately dismissed the idea.

Lately, she had looked into popular games, and they were mostly about leveling up by fighting monsters, causing aesthetic fatigue among players. Most people played these games not out of passion but for the so-called "grinding for money."

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Recalling the future of the Taixu Illusory Realm, after all, it is a multi-player competition, so why not first create a multiplayer gaming platform to let players get used to it.

The game designer tentatively asked, "Are we talking about a competitive fighting game?"

"No!"

Chan Yinsha felt that she might not be able to explain clearly, so she took over a notebook and sketched on it, pointing out, "Think of it like a large map, each area with its unique traits. In each game, more than fifty players will descend, and they can collect skills, weapons, and supplies from various buildings to use in battle. Players can fight each other, and the last one standing wins."

Looking at the draft, the game designer's eyes lit up, but then his brow furrowed, "But, boss, isn't it going to be too chaotic with the inclusion of martial arts, firearms, and cold weapons all rolled into one?"

"Maybe we could categorize them separately, such as one type for shooting, another for martial arts. What do you think?"

"Of course, the most critical point is that our company's servers are not capable of supporting such a large-scale game."

Chan Yinsha waved her hand, "Categorizing is fine, and don't worry about the servers, Ming Lun is not short on cash, and we have the capability to get the necessary computers from abroad."

"Then there's no problem," the game designer said, "In about a month we can produce a finished product, but we also need to pay attention to copyright issues."

"There's no need to worry, Ming Lun is not short on cash," Chan Yinsha indicated that money was not an issue as long as she saw a finished product in a month and got the feedback from the beta test.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Two major types of games had been finished.

One was martial arts-themed, and the other was shooting-themed.

The feedback from the beta test had come in, with players mostly complaining that the maps were too large, making it hard to find others; and if someone simply hid, the outcome boiled down to a test of patience.

This was not good!

In the real world, people wouldn't have this trouble, but in a game, if a match continued without any time limits, it would be easy to lose players.

"Boss, the game's maps are too big, shall we make them smaller?" the planner asked.

"No need to change it, the maps are small enough already," Chan Yinsha curled her lip, "As for the players' feedback, you figure out a way to keep each game around thirty minutes long. Every so often, reduce the playable area. If players don't reach the designated area within the time limit, they'll start losing health."

"Great idea!" the planner's eyes sparkled, "This would not only increase the fun, but also greatly increase the chances of players encountering each other!"

Of course, the most important thing was that it didn't require massive changes to the map.

The map in the game is not like a piece of paper in reality that you can simply cut to resize. Shrinking the play area would basically require substantial modifications to the program, which would be a hassle.

Redesigning a new one would be easier than trying to trim down an existing one.

Conversely, adding a perimeter that dynamically shrinks with time would be much easier, as this programming isn't targeting the game map but the characters.

Three days later, the brand new games were online.

One was martial arts-themed, named Fantasy Realm: Supreme Martial Arts!

The other was a modern shooting game, named Fantasy Realm: Elite!

Yao Xiaoxue and the others had also moved to the Minglun Game Company to promote the two games, and upon trying them, they found these games to be truly different from the ones available on the market.

They presented a three-dimensional effect with simple controls, and their strongest point was the competitive aspect.

But—

"How does this game make money?"

The usual games make money from in-game purchases for equipment or experience, but in these games, equipment depends entirely on what you pick up or what you can take from others by defeating them.

It doesn't seem like these games can bring huge profits to the company.

"With this kind of game, what's important is not in-game charging, but other aspects," said the game planner.

"Other aspects?" Yao Xiaoxue was puzzled.

"Doesn't this game have a face-customization system?" the game planner chuckled, "It's just like everyone having the desire to look good. We can sell a variety of faces that we sculpt ourselves."

"Are people that silly?" Yao Xiaoxue couldn't believe it.

"There are plenty," laughed the planner, "Beyond that, we can offer a wide range of clothing styles. They can opt for cool or exaggerated looks, essentially changing a skin."

People rely on clothes, Buddha on gold.

Appealing appearances always ignite vanity, and even she, who had become wealthy over the past month, had splurged on some luxury items.

However, the girls practicing martial arts at the Minglun Martial Arts School didn't pay much attention to their attire.

But she felt that practicing martial arts wasn't at odds with being fashionable. As a member of the Minglun Group, she enjoyed ten free deep-sleep experiences per month. Minglun Group also provided two meals a day, well-balanced with meat and vegetables, ensuring that vitality improvement didn't require grueling efforts.

Previously, her vitality had been 0.48, and now it had reached 0.63, more than doubling in strength.

"In that case, Xiaoxue, please help with the promotion and see what kind of stir these two Fantasy Realm series games will cause," Chan Yinsha said with a smile.

"Understood, I guarantee to complete the mission!"

Yao Xiaoxue promised. Even though these two games differed from the virtual reality Chan Yinsha initially spoke of, they had far surpassed the normal games and weren't just a novelty...

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