Let MapleStory experience the Fourth Calamity

Chapter 128 To do a good job, one must first have the right tools.

The little snail's hands flew across the keyboard, and a several-thousand-word analysis post was quickly sent to the official website's "Strategy Guide" section.

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The title is "The Abyss Tram Conundrum and the Behavioral Logic of NPCs: Taking You Through the Deconstruction of the Game's Underlying Worldview".

The post detailed the bloody battle on the defensive line twenty years ago, Edelstein's betrayal across the sea, and the old village chief Lucas's forbearance and concession.

At the end of the article, he analyzed the motivations behind Lynn's actions as the current GM of the ruined city, in a tone similar to that of a game designer.

"This NPC is not just a few lines of simple data code; he embodies the most rigorous survival logic of the poor at the bottom of society."

Lynn drives us to explore the potential of the anthill, lay railroad tracks, and grow crops through missions, ultimately racing against time with the monsters in the abyss.

He attempted to piece together the broken industrial defenses on Treasure Island. The game's story depth rivals that of top-tier epic masterpieces.

After clicking "post," the little snail ignored the replies to the post, switched to a webpage, and opened the "Did you go on an adventure today?" chat group in the Penguin software.

Several early birds in the group have already finished reading the long post.

It's worth mentioning that the game's time zone system greatly improves players' daily routines.

Some hardcore gamers, because of their deep in-game hibernation, are particularly energetic after logging off.

Relying on its memory, the little snail typed out a long list of prerequisites for the drawings by hand and sent it to the chat box.

As soon as the message was sent, the previously quiet group chat box began to scroll with sporadic messages.

Roasted Whole Lamb Ahm: "Holy crap, powered armor? Are they planning to make us Iron Man in MapleStory?"

Czech public security agent: "Are you stupid? You forgot about the Mechanic? She's from the Rebel faction, right? I seriously doubt you've played MapleStory in 20 years."

Roasted Whole Lamb Ah-Hmm: "..."

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Full-Rot King Crab: "I'm really curious about the game content later on. Not to mention classic equipment like the Odin's Hand Axe, the crafting list for the mechanical power armor even includes something like the Lu Mine Core."

Everyone's carrying spears and iron swords now, what kind of version jump is this?

Climbing Snail: "Everyone, hold back a bit. This is definitely late-game expansion content, and it's highly likely to involve the Mechanic class that might be released."

The official statement is clearly making empty promises, telling us that the game has a long lifespan and plenty of content.

Iron Pot Stewed Big ne: "From melee combat to the combination of magic and heavy industry, if we were to fully explore this technology tree, it would probably keep us busy for several years."

Even if you manage to gather all the materials and craft it at this stage, your character's stats won't be high enough to equip it. You'd better just focus on farming and leveling up. One step at a time; we're only at the first job advancement level after all.

Xiaoyu: "Your game content is so rich! Hans is dragging me to learn magic every day."

Yu Wen: "Dude, you're really strong!"

Xiaoyu: "What's the use of being strong? I want to be handsome!"

Eyingstein: "Um—I'm just wondering, is there any new information about the fashion system?"

Little Snail: "Nothing for now, Ai-zong, but don't worry, we'll definitely post it on the forum and in the group as soon as we have any news."

Eyingstein replied with an "Mmm" emoji.

Roasted Whole Lamb Ah-Hmm: "Stop thinking about building mechs, figure out how to fill your stomachs first. I think the crops in Archer Village will have a bumper harvest soon."

Czech public security agent: "Speaking of farming and development, I'd like to mention the Wild Boar Brotherhood."

When I changed jobs before, I managed to get some information from Quan Dakai, the intelligence officer in the ruined capital.

He told me back then that the Wild Boar Brotherhood had recently been active deep in the sewers.

When I went to the crocodile pond to steal their delivery slips, I only ran into two henchmen wearing leather vests.

Those two guys were leaning against the metal bridge, smoking and spitting; they looked no different from ordinary street thugs.

Climbing Snail: "We've had a base in the ruins for a while now, and we've never seen these local bullies come down to the surface to collect protection money."

Without the resource support from Sky City for twenty years, this old-school gang would probably have naturally withered away.

They can only hide in the sewers like rats; every one that dies is one less. It's probably just an empty shell barely keeping the camp afloat now.

Xiaoyu: "That makes sense."

Czech public security agent: "I feel like I can gather some people these next couple of days to explore the crocodile pond and get to the depths of the junkyard to see if we can find any hidden side quests."

If this gang turns out to be an easy target, we might be able to raid their base and use it as a small-scale raid for the next phase.

Several big names have set the tone for the current main storyline—well, if this game even has a main storyline.

The newbies also chimed in with their comments in the group, livening up the atmosphere.

The game world, the industrial park in the southern part of the ruined capital.

Lynn sat on a pile of unfinished building materials, staring straight ahead at the empty wasteland. To passing players, this GM seemed to be in a daze.

In reality, he was mentally navigating the system's internal network, reading word for word through the long post made by the little snail.

Lynn felt quite pleased to see the players earnestly elevating themselves to the level of "doomsday saviors".

This spontaneous cohesion within the group, which requires no additional salary payments, is exactly the situation he most desires.

The player proactively took on the responsibility of revitalizing Treasure Island, while he, the behind-the-scenes manipulator, only needed to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor.

As for the main storyline?

To be honest, he himself didn't understand whether the future threat came from the sky or from the ground.

Looking back, it's been more than half a year since I came to this world.

Aside from the initial three months that felt like being a stray dog, life got better and better afterward.

If I can completely eliminate the threat posed by Sky City overhead and then eradicate the bat monsters underground, then I can finally relax and enjoy my peace.

Just as I was making plans, the sound of hurried footsteps approached.

Having just been settled, Sind and Smith walked side by side, their faces showing exhaustion, but their calloused hands could not suppress their eagerness to start the furnace.

"The stove is barely usable."

Sinde pointed to the makeshift converter made of industrial coke not far away and said bluntly, "But the furnace structure is too rough. The refractory clay you used is not up to standard at all. If you force the furnace to start forging iron like this, the inner wall will crack in large areas after only a few furnaces."

Heat loss is a minor issue; destroying the high-purity metals that have been painstakingly refined is a terrible waste.

Sinder's black apprentice, Smith, nodded in agreement and gestured with his fingers towards the ventilation shaft.

"There's also the air intake. Relying on manual operation of the bellows simply can't achieve that constant temperature. We have to modify the blower equipment using hydraulics or a more stable mechanical transmission."

The two veteran craftsmen were adamant: there was no rush in the blacksmithing process; they had to first direct these outsiders to completely overhaul and upgrade the production equipment, even if it took a few more days, they absolutely could not ruin their reputation in terms of craftsmanship.

Lynn had no objection to this.

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

Since the equipment needs to be upgraded, logistical support must be fully prepared in advance.