I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 316 Update Plan (16)

Based on Chen Yu's previous observations, he discovered that the dream game players in this world were actually no different from those in his previous life.

They also enjoy all kinds of challenges and interesting things; they especially like anything fun in their dreams.

Even cultivators, especially those who have been thoroughly conditioned by capitalism and whose every cell has been turned into cattle and horses, still crave entertainment.

It would be even better if it could bring more emotional value while being entertaining.

To test this idea, Chen Yu added a character named Xiao Yi.

This character is based on Bai Buyu. Her defining characteristic is her talkativeness, and her trademark is cuteness. Her frequent, outrageous jokes greatly bring players closer to her, making them unconsciously feel a sense of intimacy with her.

Little did they know, the more players liked the character, the tighter the hook became.

This character won't use knives or betray you. Besides telling all sorts of jokes, her most important function isn't guiding newbies, but encouraging them!

She will appear at the right time whenever the player wants to give up, or when the player is about to surrender because of the difficulty of the later levels, to encourage the player to keep going and give out some items that can reduce the difficulty of the levels.

In this way, players will receive some items each time they get stuck, and then be encouraged by Xiao Yi to keep going.

Looking at the skill panel, Chen Yu watched the messages on both positive and negative emotions scroll by, silently calculating the emotional gains from the time the message was posted until now.

After discovering that the collection efficiency of negative emotions was far greater than that of positive emotions, Chen Yu nodded in satisfaction and then said to Jiang Qiao, "Jiang Qiao, let's continue with the development."

"What do you want me to do, Mr. Chen?" Jiang Qiao asked excitedly.

"First, we'll gather player feedback and add more interesting illnesses. Next, we'll develop a battle mode, which supports up to four players, allowing for both team-up and solo play. After the battle mode, we'll move on to an endless mode, where players can max out all the doctors, nurses, and janitors—a very rewarding mode."

"Okay! So, are we planning to use a low-price strategy to get players hooked, and then use the battle mode to increase the social attributes of Dreamland, thereby encouraging players to promote it through social interaction and saving on marketing costs?"

Chen Yu originally wanted to say that the battle mode gave him a lot of negative emotions, but he felt that Jiang Qiao's reason was more reasonable on the surface.

So he nodded and said, "That's right, let's understand it according to your idea."

"Okay Mr. Chen!"

"I'll give you a plan later. Xu Youran, keep up with the spending speed; two thousand mana a day isn't enough."

Xu Youran looked helplessly at the excited Jiang Qiao, wondering when she would have such an opportunity.

After sighing, she continued to look through the files, searching for places to spend money.

Meanwhile, Yan Ye continued with her personnel work, planning to go back and update "Morning Light's Back Garden" after get off work, and also add "The Ghost Hospital" to it.

Mr. Chen, since you won't let us work overtime, then I can go home and play Dream World, okay?

This is my loyalty to you, Mr. Chen!
While Chen Yu continued developing subsequent versions, "The Ghost Hospital" quietly became popular in Fuzawa City.

Doctors and nurses in Fukuzawa City are among the most stressed.

Just like Chen Yu's previous life, the medical cultivation tasks in this world are numerous and the responsibilities are heavy. Many people start seeing patients as soon as they open their eyes, and when they get tired, they chew ice crystal gum to refresh themselves.

Some hospitals employ a segmented rest method, where you can rest your left hand while your right hand is on the patient's side. When you're not making rounds, you can have your leg cut off and placed in an IV drip to rest.

If the spirit is truly exhausted, it can relinquish its body and sleep inside the Human Emperor's Flag. Some old ghosts will possess it and use the body to clean, making full use of every resource. Not to mention, there are occasional driving license competitions, during which the number of patients surges, and the medical staff selected to participate feel like they want to die.

In this situation, having a dream that soothes one's emotions is more important than anything else.

After working for dozens of hours straight, I let my body rest when I get home, and my spirit escapes into a dream to have a silly time, chat with Xiao Yi to relax, then tackle a difficult challenge before finally going to sleep.

When I woke up the next day, the depression in my heart was finally mostly dispelled, and then I could go back to the hospital to work like a beast of burden.

Over the course of a few days, this dream gradually became a source of comfort and solace for many medical staff.

Especially in rehabilitation hospitals, if I don't spend some time in the rest room, I always feel listless and my mood won't improve.

Today, the break room was filled with silly laughter as well. The medical staff cleared their minds and tortured the patient with Xiao Yi in various ways before being tortured by the subsequent challenges.

After a three-hour break, Li Cheng and Zhao Ting felt refreshed as they walked out of the lounge.

They have now managed to stumble into the fifth level, which is quite difficult and makes it hard for them to move forward. Every detail needs to be taken into account, but every little bit of progress feels very satisfying.

After entering the nurses' station and receiving her nursing assignments for the day, Li Cheng's mood immediately soured upon seeing the tasks.

Most of the hospitals in Fukuzawa City are private hospitals. However, in order to meet the requirements of the Plague Star Lord, the Monk Management Committee here will also select some people to receive free medical treatment and assign them to different hospitals.

Because it's free healthcare, unless it's a particularly representative illness, it won't attract much attention. Often, they'll just give you a placebo and send you away when the time is up.

Li Cheng's task today is to help someone be discharged from the hospital.

The other party was a family of four from a remote area who accidentally came into contact with the remains of an unknown star deity after its fall, and then contracted a rare disease called "smiling syndrome," which is extremely difficult to cure.

This ailment is rooted in the primordial spirit, and is one that the Yellow Springs Star Lord cannot restore. Furthermore, this ailment can lurk within the primordial spirit, and there is a chance of recurrence after reincarnation.

After contracting this disease, patients must genuinely laugh once every hour except when they are sleeping, otherwise they will suffer from asthma, difficulty breathing, unbearable itching of the skin, bone pain, and other symptoms, and then die quickly.

The most effective treatment currently available is to cultivate to the point of perfect Qi Refining, which allows for slow and gradual remediation through the body's internal energy circulation system. However, patients usually don't live to that point unless they have the money to stay in a rehabilitation hospital for that duration.

However, free healthcare cannot provide patients with that much time; by the time the next free patient is admitted, the previous one will have to leave.

A heavy feeling washed over her, but then the Blissful Star Lord bestowed his blessing, forcibly suppressing her sense of powerlessness and compelling her to smile.

Looking up, Li Cheng saw a sign hanging at the nurses' station: "In non-rest areas of the rehabilitation hospital, displeasure is prohibited."

Cheer up, patients need your smile.

Your smile is the best medicine for patients.

With a cold laugh, Li Cheng put away the mission recorder and walked towards the patient's ward.

　Thank you for the 100-point reward from Sui Chuanwu.

　　Two updates at noon, continuing in the afternoon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)