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

Chapter 364 Are you interested in winning an award? (46)

After a brief moment of surprise, Meng Lingyi finally accepted the fact that she had played for three days.

Reflecting on his dream experiences over the past three days, "he" still felt as if it were a dream, so beautiful that it didn't seem real.

Fighting for his life against the strong, the unparalleled joy of success, the desolation and rise after failure—these were all entirely new experiences for him.

As the temple keeper of the Dream Star Lord, "his" main tasks are to experience dreams, give advice, or build servers.

He has also played battle-type dream games, but no matter how fun they are, they all fade away after a while.

The reason is that while the battles are indeed exhilarating, a sense of emptiness always follows.

All success and failure only have meaning here, and then nothing else matters.

This feeling of emptiness will slowly accumulate until it reaches a critical point, at which point a feeling of aversion will suddenly arise, and then one will give up.

But "Journey to the Abyss" gave "him" a completely different feeling.

The vast dream content is one aspect, but more importantly, it's not just a simple battle game; it's a dream game that combines raising, gambling, and combat.

Battles are only one part of this game, not the whole thing. Strategy and luck are also essential elements of this dream world.

Not to mention, some gameplay modes require almost no combat skills. Players can enter the dream world naked, collect all the trash, exit, and then go back to strengthen their base, still having fun.

Furthermore, the out-of-game progression is a very interesting breakthrough. It combines the out-of-dream and in-dream worlds together, turning the originally short-term dream world of "one game's fun" into a long-term dream world, making it easier to attract people to continue playing.

The base construction is also a stroke of genius. Although each construction requires a lot of Abyss Coins, this long-term investment can enhance the player's basic strength and reduce the frustration after death.

The more Meng Lingyi thought about it, the more moved she became. Her various designs could easily serve as a textbook for dream design, and she never expected that "he" would actually see them with his own eyes.

Having grasped the logic, Meng Lingyi looked at Chen Yu with admiration and couldn't help but say, "President Chen, you are truly a genius."

"It's not as exaggerated as you say, I was just lucky."

[A temple keeper greatly appreciates your humility, positive emotions +670].

Chen Yu looked at Meng Lingyi's blurry face and sensed that something was wrong with her.

To be honest, how do you interpret this as humility?

However, after seeing the data from the dream, Chen Yu felt that the dream was indeed effective.

In just three days, "Journey to the Abyss" was downloaded 150,000 times and maintained a constant online player count of 100,000.

Large-scale dreamscapes are subject to stricter regional control, and can not spread throughout Changsheng Prefecture except in a few specific areas.

Even so, its spread was too fast.

Tianyuan and several nearby cities have all fallen. Many people have been playing non-stop since they first entered the dream world, just like in Dream Zero One, playing desperately.

The current version is a beta version, with only a few maps and two special characters: Sun Huowang and the Demon Catcher.

Even so, the players had been grinding like crazy for three days, contributing as much as 800,000 negative emotions and 300,000 positive emotions each day, which made Chen Yu see the value of this dream.

This time, I finally succeeded!
I admit that there was an element of gambling involved in creating those grand dream sequences, but didn't I win that gamble?

Next, all we need to do is add the previous dream sequences to give players more and more unique options, and then there won't be any problems.

The dream world of "Journey to the Abyss" is perfectly designed to evoke negative emotions; every aspect of its design serves this purpose. Players are constantly faced with the choice between greed and leaving, and the high-pressure environment continuously stimulates their nerves until they return to their base to relax.

If they succeed, the loot will motivate them to continue playing.

If you fail, you will generate negative emotions, and the player will be driven by resentment to play another round until you win.

Besides, the main reason why players keep playing is because it's fun.

Compared to previous dream scenarios, the search and raid is a completely new theme, which can easily fascinate some players and turn them into loyal fans.

Tianyuan's investment is also substantial. Most graduates spend more than a month here for this dream project and gain a lot of experience.

In a short period of time, this dream became the number one product in its category with a precipitous drop.

With originality and quality, this dream successfully established the name of Chenguang, letting all the dream architects in Changsheng Prefecture know that such a person existed.

Meng Lingyi, after reviewing the data for "Journey to the Abyss," remarked with admiration, "Such impressive data after only three days is truly remarkable. By the way, how much is your promotion budget?"

"We were going to spend the money, but Shi Qingyao said the data was good and there was no need to spend it."

"Wow, organic traffic? This is amazing! Wait, have the ghost cultivators from the lower realm started playing this game?"

"The head priest won't allow it, saying that only graduated ghost cultivators can play, so many ghost cultivators are still hesitant."

"The head priest of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva temple is quite despicable, even though he's so good-looking. It seems the more attractive a person is, the more likely they are to deceive... What about the other areas?"

“The regional lockdown is still in progress, and it is currently only being implemented in the four urban districts of Tianyuan, Sangmu, Wenchang and Fuze. It has not yet been rolled out in other urban districts.”

"Four regions and that's all? I really underestimated you. Regional locks are a problem. Large dream realms are monitored much more strictly, unless you can find a way to bypass the Longevity State..."

After thinking for a while, Meng Lingyi realized that there were some things "he" couldn't say.

But he really liked "Journey to the Abyss," and the thought that such a wonderful dream would be buried here made him feel a little regretful.

Not to mention that the dream is iterated very quickly. If a conglomerate discovers this dream and then copies and modifies it to create its own version, it will be troublesome.

If they then use the historical records to claim everything as theirs, the impact on Chenguang Co., Ltd. will be astonishing.

More importantly, the dream was clearly unfinished.

New maps are still being planned, and new characters are still being developed. Ghost Cultivator and Puppet are characters that "he" really wants to play. But the thought that they might never be made breaks "his" heart.

After thinking for a long time, Meng Lingyi thought of another question: "President Chen, why don't I see any revenue statements? How much do you charge for this dream experience?"

"It's currently in beta, so I'm not planning to charge for it yet."

"...Are you here to do charity?! I'd accept paying 998 for a buyout and 120 a month for a paid subscription! And you're not charging me just because it's a test?! Mr. Chen, do you even understand the market?!"

"I may not understand the market, but you don't understand me."

Meng Lingyi stared at Chen Yu in astonishment, then suddenly realized his possible identity and immediately lowered her head, saying, "Sorry, I forgot you had a plan."

"...Think whatever you want."

After hesitating for a while, Meng Lingyi suddenly asked, "President Chen, would you be interested in using this dream to win an award?"

(End of this chapter)