Shen Zhili was so reasonable that the martial world honored him as the Gentleman Sword. He was also the City Lord of Shifang City, and had diligently managed the city and its surrounding lands for over a century. People left their doors open at night, never stole from the road, and enjoyed good weather and bountiful harvests.
Shen Zhili was perfectly content with things as they were, and believed they would stay that way... Well, peace never lasts. Demons and monsters appeared, chewing bones and eating people, and radiating evil energy. Even the experts who could defeat them would suffer from illness and die miserably. He had to find a way to make the monsters disappear without anyone losing their life.
After much thought, he decided that players, who weren't physically present and controlled their bodies through their minds, were best suited for the job. So Shen Zhili transformed himself into a game developer.
Players wouldn't be affected by the evil energy. All he needed was a little copper and some virtual stats for reputation and affinity, and they would happily get the job done. The only problem was that Shen Zhili had no idea how to make a game.
So, after the first beta test, players wrote in to curse him: "How can there be no story at all?! Is this just a monster-bashing game? You hack developer!"
Shen Zhili made changes. After the second beta test, players cursed him: "The main quest has us running around the real world for a week? Do you guys even know how to make a game? You hack developer!"
Shen Zhili made more changes. In return, the third beta test brought him a long letter titled Feedback, though every word was really an insult. It read: "What kind of garbage story is your writing team putting together? If you can't make a decent game, quit and go get a job!"
Shen Zhili: "..."
Making games really is hard.
Theme: Determine your own fate through hard work
It's very well written, but it's a bit rushed at the end. Starting from the city lord's complaint, the beginning is very interesting.
They are all time-travelers, but the words and sentences they use are like those of the ancients, and there is a strong sense of separation.
Old man (pointing), please
Who can say no to an old man (no)
The father said that the public was right, and the mother said, "Mom, you, Shen Zhili, I want you to be the mother."
If you want me to play this game, I have to scold the planner three times a day. I really just have to run around for a week. It makes me laugh to death.
I was so happy. I felt that Shen Zhili was so naive and hard-spoken when he said that there are millions of players and they know how to sweep thousands of armies.
The city lord brother still doesn't understand. Players like us who are deducting goods will even pick up small wooden sticks on the roadside to beat them in order not to lose our equipment.
It made me laugh so hard. The protagonist's life was 80 years old
I'll go, do you want to sneak attack while taking a shower? That's a lot of life