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Chapter 361: 224: Steel Factory (Part 1)_1
Chapter 361: 224: Steel Factory (Part 1)_1
Chapter 361: Chapter 224: Steel Factory (Part 1)_1
Asking Fei to be patient, Fang Cheng returned to his own studio and began looking for games that featured exploration, unknown elements, and stealth gameplay, playing through them one by one.
Afterward, Fang Cheng realized that even with three defining keywords, there were still many games of this type, providing different gaming experiences.
“Metal Gear” is a classic stealth game, though Fang Cheng didn’t understand why a cardboard box could block the enemy’s line of sight, if you consider that the box was enchanted with a spell, it made sense.
“Commandos” is also a stealth game, although as you play, it often turns into a group of people standing together, shooting, and taking out an entire camp of Soldiers, but some levels still posed a challenge when there were few people around.
Board games like “Cthulhu Mythos” also have elements of exploration and the unknown, though Fang Cheng didn’t understand why those ancient gods induced fear when they actually tasted quite decent.
After playing these games, Fang Cheng found that games truly encompass everything, and various experiences could be found within them.
It could be said that games are the limitations of the Human Clan’s fantasies and the collection of dreams, decades of dreams have concentrated in this field, making games profound and extensive.
So, where can one find the elements that bring oneself joy?
Discovering that he couldn’t find an answer at the moment, Fang Cheng felt it was necessary to have the people who owed him a debt to scout ahead.
“Mysterious Mirror, can you come over for a bit?”
When summoned, Mysterious Mirror was chatting with Gao Tianyun and drawing up an experimental plan.
Upon hearing Fang Cheng’s voice, Mysterious Mirror immediately excused himself and swiftly returned to the studio, then found Fang Cheng in the conference room and eagerly asked, “Boss, what’s up? Is there finally a use for me? Who do you want to kill?”
“Don’t be too eager to kill, just mind a little errand for me.”
“Where to? I can leave at any time! Any place!”
“Another world.”
“Eh!”
Mysterious Mirror felt its fur stand on end, and a dozen potential last words surged in its heart, making it immediately choose the most economical one.
“Spare me, Boss!”
“Off you go.”
Mysterious Mirror only felt its surroundings change, and in the next second, it was back in the Shadow World, arriving inside a laboratory.
Looking down, it saw that its body had turned back into a Teddy Bear. Thankfully, this was its avatar, not its true self, making Mysterious Mirror realize that Fang Cheng wanted to use it, not use it up.
This discovery made Mysterious Mirror breathe a sigh of relief, then it thought about how the boss was too straightforward, making it troublesome to understand.
But in the next moment, panic set in again.
A group of non-player Squirrels didn’t seem surprised by its arrival. They clumsily dressed it in a specially made astronaut suit, dragged it to the front of the black hole, and forcefully threw it in.
“Eh!”
The astronaut suit on its body was specially made, able to resist the erosion of the black hole and allow it to pass through the gate called the Slide Rail successfully.
Floating in the black hole, it finally heard Fang Cheng’s voice, “Hey, can you hear me?”
“Boss!”
“Next, your task is…”
“Wait a minute, where am I going? Don’t send me to such places without explanation!”
“You were the one who said any place, any time.”
“I was just being polite with you, don’t take it literally!”
“Hmm… okay. The place you’re going to is the Iron Fortress, where a group of Artifact Spirits like you are calling themselves the Iron Guards. Originally, another Artifact Spirit volunteered, but its deathly aura was too heavy, and it would die upon coming here.”
Pondering Fang Cheng’s words, Mysterious Mirror hoped, “So you mean, I won’t die, right?”
“No, you can come back to life after you die.”
“Boss!”
“It’s good for you to die a lot. Each time is like repaying a debt. Die a dozen times…”
“And it’ll be cleared?”
“You’ll be able to pay off some of the interest.”
“…How much do I owe, exactly?”
“Do you want to know? I can calculate it for you.”
“…No need, just give me some hope.”
Using its CPU to think a bit, Mysterious Mirror knew it probably owed far too much if dying a dozen times would only cover the interest.
To keep living a happy life, it’s better not to ask certain questions.
Knowing that it was bound to endure a dozen stabs anyway, Mysterious Mirror resigned itself to fate.
“So Boss, my task is…”
“To infiltrate the Iron Fortress, get a clear picture of the situation, so I can create a game based on it.”
“Then why don’t you come yourself?”
“I can’t send too strong a presence here, or just sensing my thoughts would make the Artifact Spirits explode. So, I have to keep my power low and cling to your body. This also means my perceptions are a bit blurry, so I need you to describe most things. Alright, we’re here.”
Just then, Mysterious Mirror felt the darkness around it fade away, and, wearing the astronaut suit, it landed directly on a steel floor.
Getting up, it saw the lights were bright around it, and then a material truck loaded with supplies came barreling towards it.
Hurriedly dodging, it watched the material truck race into the distance. Just as it was about to check out the situation, another silent material truck flew towards it, slamming it into pieces.
“Damn it!”
Two seconds later, Mysterious Mirror climbed up from where it had first landed, covering its chest, still shaken by the collision.
After checking itself over and finding no damage, it breathed a sigh of relief only to see the material truck speeding at it again.