I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

"Old C" retorted.

The two men seemed to be arguing about what kind of defensive fortifications they should build.

[Old C]'s reasoning is that the movie uses ancient fortresses to fight against the demonic tide. Based on this plot, it can be deduced that what can resist the demonic tide in this era must be a huge fortress.

[Tanuki], on the other hand, believes that they should leverage their firepower advantage and build dispersed and sophisticated fortifications to avoid being wiped out in one fell swoop.

Both approaches seem to make sense.

The demonic tide will last for at least three days. During this time, mages and rangers will need sufficient supplies and sturdy fortresses to survive the onslaught. At least that's how it's portrayed in the movie. If the fortresses are not sturdy or large enough, they may be easily overwhelmed when lord-level monsters appear.

On the other hand, there is a more modern tactical approach: putting eggs in different baskets, setting up turrets in each fortress, and being able to defend against the demonic tide along a long defensive line, similar to tactical flanking maneuvers.

"Old eggplant, you come here, you be the judge."

Old Eggplant was just watching the show when he suddenly realized he was the one being talked about. He had been called out by [Old C] and asked to say something.

"what?"

Old Eggplant was the one who led the team from the beginning, and later he led the players to explore that area of ​​monster flowers and farm. His reputation was quite high. As soon as he said this, all the players looked at Old Eggplant.

"How about you two take a sideways approach?"

The old eggplant decided to play it safe.

"How can this be neutralized?"

[Old C] didn't understand; he insisted on an answer.

“Look, a single fortress can only defend a limited area, and scattered gun emplacements are easily destroyed, so why not just take them all?”

Old Eggplant said casually.

“You see in the movies, the mages are all in huge fortresses, with some watchtowers and smaller fortresses around them. This way, the torches they light can cover a large area and they can support each other. Isn’t that great?”

His words awakened the person from their dream.

The two players, who had been arguing, suddenly fell silent.

After thinking about it for a while, they both felt that what Old Eggplant said seemed to make a lot of sense.

A main fortress and surrounding smaller fortresses—isn't that the configuration of an aircraft carrier battle group?

With this in mind, both players understood each other.

They quickly shook hands and made peace, and began to plan together.

Old Eggplant ignored them; his thoughts were on the observation tower.

If there is no speculation, this observation tower should be the prototype of the Gray Tower.

Old Eggplant was thrilled to be able to build this legendary building of the Night Kingdom with his own hands.

Thinking about this, he felt insignificant.

It's like being in a silhouette of a vast history. Looking ahead, there's the rampant devastation and destruction that the demonic tide has ravaged the world for thousands of years. Looking back, there's the magnificent counterattack that is about to begin.

And I will leave a small footprint in this.

This feeling filled Old Eggplant's chest, making him feel excited.

But just as he was about to put his skills to use and lay the first brick of the gray tower, Old Eggplant discovered that [Morning Star] was running out of power.

He had no choice but to quit the game, take off his helmet, and put it on the charger to charge.

Old Eggplant finally understood why the device had such poor battery life and why it had to be fully charged on a dedicated charger before it could be used; it couldn't be used while charging.

If he could truly stay online forever, Old Eggplant would probably be found dead in his bed within two or three days, his life force exhausted.

Lu Ban made this arrangement to protect everyone's lives, which really made Old Eggplant cry his eyes out.

Moreover, after playing for a while, Old Eggplant also discovered something: the game's frame rate and latency are very stable.

Let's not even talk about the frame rate. With Old Eggplant's Sharingan, he can detect any significant fluctuations in the frame rate immediately.

It's said that some players are extremely sensitive to frame rate and can tell the frame rate just by watching a short clip of gameplay. While I'm not quite at that level, I can still sense the difference.

Latency is an unavoidable problem for online games.

When Lao Qiezi plays online games normally, the latency can range from 6ms to 50ms depending on the server. Under normal circumstances, he feels that a latency of 35ms is already very high, while some players can even feel a difference of 5ms in latency.

Some game developers would try to take shortcuts. For example, once when Lao Qiezi was playing a game, he felt that there was a problem with the game latency. He looked at his machine and saw that it was 22ms, but when he checked online, he found that it was actually 35ms, which was completely outrageous.

As for [The Cage], the frame rate is stable and the latency is almost imperceptible. Old Eggplant even wondered if he was living in the server room of Silent Games.

After taking a shower and eating some snacks, Old Eggplant opened a webpage and glanced at the forum.

"They've already started recruiting the second batch of players?"

Old Eggplant spotted the announcement at the top of the forum immediately.

Clicking into the announcement, Old Eggplant read it and found it to be similar to the first one, except this time it indicated that players with professional skills in architecture, engineering, communications, etc., would be given priority.

The announcement was followed by a large number of replies.

[I'm just playing a game, and I actually need to know how to build houses? Are the barriers to entry for players really that high now?]

[Hahaha, the civil engineering students have finally stood up! Hahahaha!]

This is so realistic! I heard the first batch of players are already preparing to build fortresses.

[What is Lu Ban trying to test with these players? Is it to push the game's physics engine to its limits?]

I heard that the tech guru from the company next door is already preparing to submit his beta test application. These experts, who have mastered the core technology, are trying to compete with ordinary players like us? Have they no shame?

[Is Lu Ban trying to poach people? If a player goes to play, will they be able to come back to work?]

[I didn't win last time, but I'm definitely going to win this time! Lu Ban, pick me! Pick me hard!]

Chapter 722 Southern Cockroaches

In the forum, many players also started typing replies.

Perhaps because they had just experienced a real battle and the mission had quickly entered its second phase, the players, in their excitement, also wanted to boast a little.

Playing games is all about inner enjoyment. Challenging the difficulty is fun, grinding is fun, getting good equipment is fun, and bragging to others is also fun.

Especially for those few hundred players who were in the first closed beta test, that was an identity that players all over the world dreamed of.

It would be a waste not to show off a little.

Old Eggplant noticed some posts on the forum that were clearly made by genuine players.

[The Cage is awesome! I just survived my first monster attack, and it felt great!]

How I Resisted the First Monster Attack on Sunset Town

You have no idea what it feels like to actually face those monsters.

Old Eggplant clicked on the last post.

The poster seems to have never fought the monsters in the flower bushes with Old Eggplant before. He is a crafting player who focuses on farming and making small tools.

[...Those insects looked terrifying, like spiders magnified several times over. Imagine an eight-legged spider, the size of a dog, crawling towards you, its head covered in countless eyes. And there were hundreds of these spiders! I guarantee that people who are usually terrified by cockroaches from the south would faint instantly upon seeing this!]

The poster vividly described the monster attack they had just witnessed, making one wonder if the poster's real-life profession was that of an online novelist or a self-media operator.

Of course, many people didn't take his description seriously.

Many people below are criticizing him.

[It's just an insect, why are you talking like everyone's seen them before? When I was catching grasshoppers in the field, the poster wasn't even there.]

What's so scary about cockroaches in the south? When I lived in a single-story house, I killed several every day.

What's there to be afraid of about those bugs? I'll cut them down one by one, and if a swarm comes, I'll cut them down swarm.

In movies, you can take down hordes of bugs at once. Are you closed beta testers even capable of that? If not, let those of us who actually know how to play get some screen time.

Go learn some magic, get some equipment, and once you know magic, fighting monsters will be a piece of cake. One combo and the rest is just mowing down the grass.

Why do you closed beta testers seem to be working so hard? You've been playing for days and haven't leveled up yet?

Only a few players are helping to explain that the game has a long progression curve, and a few days is just enough time to get used to the world.

Some games used to use realism as a selling point, such as "Shangma". What other games could do with one button would be broken down into several steps for the player to operate. However, it has been proven that this kind of excessive realism does not work well on traditional platforms. Ultimately, players come to play games rather than experience life.

But in virtual reality, it's a completely different story.

For example, Old Eggplant feels that his reaction speed has improved a lot in reality, and his endurance for physical activities has also increased. Simply put, although his body has not received the corresponding exercise, his spirit has grown.

His mind became stronger.

Especially after facing the swarm of insects.

Old Eggplant felt that even if a car were to crash head-on into him now, he wouldn't panic too much, and would even have time to react and dodge.

This sense of growth is similar to that of some action games that emphasize skill over equipment. The character's growth is minimal, but the player's growth is real. Although the feedback comes a little slower, the sense of accomplishment is stronger.

Those armchair gamers think the closed beta testers are bad at the game, but Old Eggplant laughs at them, saying they have no idea what the game "The Cage" is all about.

Old Eggplant didn't rush into playing games. He opened a few basic building tutorial videos to see what he could learn, but after only a few minutes, he closed the videos.

What is shear force? What is strain? What is a statically determinate structure?

Building a house isn't just about putting one brick on top of another, is it?

He began to think that Lu Ban's recruitment of talent was the right thing to do.

Without some truly skilled players, it would be really difficult to build the Gray Tower and those fortresses.

Old Eggplant suddenly felt a pang of regret.

I was so addicted to games during college that I almost forgot what I was originally studying.

Although he is now a full-time content creator and earns far more money than his classmates who are still doing manual labor in their jobs every day, Old Eggplant is now somewhat envious of them.

All I have left is playing games, but in the [Cage], this skill is completely useless.

After all, everyone in the game is a top-notch player, so Old Eggplant seems rather mediocre.

He felt he needed to recharge.

Therefore, Old Eggplant opened a shopping website, quickly bought several books in his field, and decided to pick up that knowledge again, at least to make some contribution to helping the Night Kingdom build the Gray Tower.

After placing the order, Old Eggplant felt satisfied, as if he had completed his studies. He tidied up for a while and then put on his helmet.