The Boss Behind The Game

Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Retrospect

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

It was supposed to be an exploration quest, but the Big Three Guilds had forced it into a head-on battle.

From the fight, many players came to the realization of just how strong the Ghost General Cha Na’s powers were. Having that experience, the players were more united in joining forces, even player killer fights in the wild had reduced.

The reason was simple. The leaders of the three biggest guilds, which currently consisted of the strongest players, had had a discussion.

The battle had undoubtedly left them reeling, therefore, they had decided to temporarily put aside competing against one another. Instead, they were resolved to join forces in order to destroy the Ghost Camp situated at the forefront of Liuli District.

The peaceful development around the Ghost Mountains had led to overcrowding since huge amounts of players gathered there to hunt and advance their skills.

Luckily, the Ghost Mountains had a unique map where ghost-type creatures would keep respawning as the game refreshes, allowing players to kill monsters non-stop.

Going deeper into the Ghost Mountains, stronger creatures would appear, such as vengeful spirits, evil spirits and white-haired zombies. It was extremely challenging for the players, though it could be said that they were suffering happily.

Simultaneously, the rise of Battle Online had attracted plenty of gold farmers.

Especially with soul coins having a rate of 1:800, it was exceptionally tempting.

However, what boggled the minds of these gold farmers was how the game could not be opened in multiple windows. In fact, it was impossible to lend an account to another player. No matter what kind of tricks they had up their sleeves, they could not crack this game.

Lu Wu had even noticed that some businessmen in the black market of online games were offering premium prices for a type of crack tool in hopes of running multiple accounts in Battle Online.

Countless cyber hackers had also tried their hands, but to no avail. The game remained with having zero cheats and zero trade bots. Such outstanding results further boosted the game’s popularity.

Lu Wu had full confidence about this matter, for Battle Online accounts were verified through soul- binding, so it was impossible to cheat unless the player had two souls.

At the same time, Lu Wu and Bei Li took in the suggestions by the players in the discussion area and went down into the underworld once more.

With the help of his multi-talented assistant, Bei Li, the headset was paired with the server. Thus, the issue where players found it difficult to record videos in-game was solved.

The introduction of this feature also helped in publicizing the game. By enabling players to post their videos on various streaming platforms, the game had gained more publicity.

The numbers of players had increased rapidly, hitting the 150,000 mark. Because of that, there were also more technical players.

There were three technical players in the forum who had caught Lu Wu’s attention, one of them was a player by the name of Na Lanlan who drew a map of the Ghost Mountains, depicting the monsters in different regions of the mountain and their weaknesses.

The image had solved the troubles faced by many newbies in the game.

Another player called Dwarf_King had also used the newly introduced feature of video recording to upload clips of the maps which he had scouted and explored onto the forum dedicated for Battle Online in the gaming website, Platform173.

According to Dwarf_King, he did not hunt monsters in the game, instead he perceived the game as a traveling adventure to explore the underworld.

What was surprising to him was the fact that there were no repetitive sceneries in all the scenes of the game, everything was tremendously real. After traveling around the Land of Beiqi for seven days, he felt that even though he had merely explored a small zone, it was a feast for the eyes.

Nevertheless, his maps informed other players of things which existed in zones beyond the Mansion of the Dead.

Inside the Dwarf_King’s maps, the map fog which shrouded the nearby zones around the Mansion of the Dead was absent. Instead, there were four zones of wilderness, consisting of the Ghost Mountains where all the players were already familiar with, Langya Scorched Earth Zone which was at the West, and further in front were the Cliffs of Desperation as well as the Death Forest.

From the descriptions of the player Dwarf_King, these zones had monsters and ghosts of strange forms. He was lucky to be able to travel so far since he was good at keeping himself out of sight. Alas, he still ended up dying as a snack to an enormous viper in the Death Forest.

Seeing the images captured by Dwarf_King, players were exhilarated by the revelation of just how big the world was. So many strange places existed out there.

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However, at the bottom of his post, Dwarf_King reminded players of the importance of having the strength and skills to go on an adventure in the game. In order to further explore this underworld, he had decided to train diligently before he set off on another adventure.

Dwarf_King’s post had topped the discussion area of Battle Online for quite awhile. It garnered the attention of many players while stirring up their spirits to become stronger in the game.

The final player went by the name of One_Punch_One_Kick. According to him, he was a fireman who had lost an arm and a leg during a fire rescue mission. He was devastated as the unfortunate event affected him greatly, to the point where he attempted to commit suicide.

While he survived after being rescued, he had given up on everything. He hated every second of being alive. He hated how life was simply unfair to him.

After several twists and turns, he was introduced to gaming where he could numb his dreadful life by being in a virtual world.

At least he was whole in the game. Though he still felt that everything was fake and completely unrealistic, just like prosthesis.

When he accidentally stumbled across Battle Online, he was moved to tears upon experiencing the game. The realistic sensation made him think that his arm and his leg were back, which greatly astonished him. It was the first time since he lost his limbs that he was able to feel their existence again.

At the end of the post, One_Punch_One_Kick gave his sincere thanks to the game developers of Battle Online.

His post moved the hearts of many players, but at the same time made people realize that Battle Online was freakishly realistic. It could even make a crippled person experience what it was like to feel

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Not only were players comforting the original poster, One_Punch_One_Kick, there were also players who expressed their gratitude because they too have found solace among people who had experienced similar misfortune. They found a place where they could be complete.

Once again, Battle Online had gained even more fans.

A lot of players had also requested in the forum for a top-up feature. They were hoping for the operators of Battle Online to quickly launch the top-up portal to enhance their gaming experience.

Moreover, Wu Guoyi had personally called in to enquire about this very matter.

There was nothing Lu Wu could do about it, his soul coins were barely enough to construct the Mansion of the Dead. If he launched the top-up portal, no doubt all 20,000 soul coins in his possession would be gone in a matter of seconds.

For that reason, Lu Wu could only make up excuses such as keeping the game free-to-play would be better for the ongoing development of the game and there would be lesser differences in terms of strength between the players.

Lu Wu was starting to feel the pressure from Battle Online’s rising popularity.

Right now, the gaming experience might be flawless but the content was not enriching. He would need to quickly design more ways for an interesting gameplay.

After going through the suggestions of players, Lu Wu felt that he was a step closer to his ideals for Battle Online.

Firstly, this game style did not need to be a fighting game, it could be freestyle or a relaxing kind of game.

For instance, if they could take back Liuli District from Cha Na in the future, then players who enjoy fishing could totally fish in the Underworld Sea by Liuli District.

As claimed by Bei Li, the Underworld Sea was filled with plenty of rare fish, some with the ability to enhance players’ Soul Strength.

Aside from selling it at the shop, players could consume it to enhance their strength.

Additionally, at the bottom of the Cliffs of Desperation laid a zone of murky land, which was currently the territory of the Rock Ghost King. That place would be great for cultivating new creatures.

Should they conquer that zone, it could unlock the ability for players to rear pets which they can even train to assist in battle.

As long as players could imagine creative ways to play the game, it could be said that there were endless possibilities in this underworld realm, making the gameplay so much more fun.