Bengtie, sandbox development, how did they run out!

Shen Yi nodded with satisfaction. As long as he saw the numbers increase, he felt the beauty of a good harvest.

By the way, the Grammer Iron Cavalry is responsible for both fighting and mining...

Ni Ma Di, the Construction Corps, right?

it is good!

It’s a pity for our baby Firefly. He has to go mining before he can even take a break after fighting.

Give her a cake as a reward later.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi opened the mall, picked out a strawberry cake that looked sweet and delicious, and threw it to the Q version of Liuying.

Chapter 6: Confrontation Across Time and Space

Grammer Empire, Suburbs, 1145 Facility.

Liuying transported the mined metal ore to a centralized recycling point and watched the truck loaded with raw ore disappear into the distance.

"It's lunch time. Soldiers, please go to the camp to eat. The lunch break is between 13:14 and :. Please refrain from making any noise that might disturb others."

The broadcast at the facility station emitted a buzzing sound, which was transmitted to the ears of every cavalryman through the auditory sensor.

The so-called meal is nothing more than supplying energy to the armor on the body and injecting nutrient solution into the cavalry.

Although cyborgs can eat food like humans, they do not need to eat.

Compared with other Iron Cavalry, Liuying always felt that she was more "special".

Because apart from her, the cavalrymen around her basically have no additional communication except obeying orders and carrying out tasks.

She tried to greet her companions like humans, and they would respond politely in the same way.

But how should I put it? She felt that such behavior was a poor imitation of humans.

She imitates human social behavior to initiate interaction, and the other party refers to human action patterns and responds to her interaction.

It's like a machine without emotions.

But then again, is emotion necessary for cyborgs?

While I was daydreaming, we arrived at the camp.

The camp inside the work facility is actually the same as the rest workshop in the capital.

The cavalrymen, wearing armor, lie in the hibernation capsule and do nothing. The built-in supply system will automatically provide them with energy and nutrients.

Their bodies have been modified so that they can undertake far heavier labor than humans. In addition, they wear armor when working, so splitting mountains and rocks is easy for them.

Therefore, their work intensity is actually not high.

Compared to going to the battlefield to fight the swarms of insects, this job gave them a feeling of "wasting time".

Liuying did not enter the hibernation chamber. She currently has enough energy and nutrition, and even if she does not replenish it, it will not affect her work in the afternoon.

During the rest period, the cavalry can move freely, but most of them do not have this concept.

She came alone to the small jungle behind the camp. The path in the forest was covered with golden fallen leaves, which made a rustling sound when she stepped on them.

Tall trees stand upright, their branches and leaves intertwined to form golden or dark brown domes, blocking the noise of the outside world for this small world, leaving only mottled light and shadow and the occasional bird song.

Liuying really wanted to leave the cockpit and feel the warmth of the land with her own feet.

She wanted to take off her helmet and smell the world herself, rather than simulating the outside world's smell through her olfactory system inside the heavy armor.

Unfortunately, according to Article 4 of the Grammer Military Code, the cavalry is strictly prohibited from leaving the cockpit without permission.

anyway......

If I just take off my helmet, it shouldn't be considered a violation of military regulations, right?

Once a thought appears, it will continue to grow and sprout like a seedling.

The moment this thought came to his mind, Liuying put his hand on his helmet.

Her body trembled slightly, and her heart was very conflicted. A voice deep in her soul told her that it was wrong to do so, but she just couldn't suppress this thought.

Finally, Liuying hardened her heart, gritted her teeth, and mustered up the courage to take off her helmet.

The next second, her long gray hair cascaded down like a clear spring.

The helmet she took off turned into nanoparticles and dissipated. She shook her head, opened her eyes, and looked up at the scenery in front of her.

Without the rows of data on the tactical eyepiece blocking the view, the world before my eyes suddenly seemed to become closer to me.

A breeze blew through the woods, ruffling the leaves, making a rustling sound, and then brushed across her cheek.

The air was filled with the fresh aroma of soil and leaves, which was different from the smell simulated by the helmet's olfactory system.

It's clearer and sweeter.

This is the first time that Liuying has been so close to this world.

It was also one of the few moments when she felt she was truly alive.

"No one from the Military Discipline Department came..."

"It seems my guess is correct? Just taking off the helmet really isn't a violation?"

Thinking of this, Liuying couldn't help but smile. She casually lay down on the lawn covered with leaves and stretched out her body in a comfortable shape.

Ah, so relaxing~ so healing~

Smell the fragrance of the earth, listen to the birds singing...

The database contains a lot of knowledge about this world and human beings.

I heard that in human society, there is a kind of sweet food called "cake".

It contains a strange magic, and almost everyone likes the taste called "sweet".

Cake, and sweetness...

What does it taste like?

If only I could taste it again.

Suddenly, she heard something whistling and falling towards her head.

She subconsciously wanted to dodge, but before she could dodge, the thing hit her right on the forehead.

"ah!"

Liuying let out a short scream of surprise, and the mysterious object that hit her forehead slid down. She quickly stretched out her hands to catch it.

After seeing clearly the object that "attacked" her, Liuying's face was filled with panic that could not be suppressed.

It was a beautifully packaged cake with red cones scattered around it.

strawberry?

Is this strawberry cake?

Although Liuying had never eaten strawberries, she had seen them in Tieqi's database.

She gasped, and her hands holding the cake trembled along with her body.

Why did this thing fall from the sky? Is this someone's prank?

Firefly looked around quickly, but there was nothing there except trees blocking the sunlight and grass covered with leaves.

She looked up again. The blue sky was as clear as if it had been washed by water. There was no sign of any air transport unit passing by.

So, how did this thing fall from the sky?

Liuying held the cake box, and even through the armor, she felt like she was holding a bomb.

This is not just my fantasy, but a real cake!

Could it be "God"?

According to historical records, there exists a supreme will called "Star God" in the universe.

It is rumored that the "Star God" will favor believers who are on His path and grant them power.

But I don’t have a star god that I believe in.

Besides, which star god would give cake to his followers...

Could it be the Cake Star God?

Liuying didn't know whether this weird idea in her heart would anger the Supreme Will.

She stared at the sky intently, as if her gaze wanted to penetrate the thick curtain, through countless spaces and times, and look into the eyes of the "God" who responded to her heart.

Then, she seemed to feel...

In that sky, above that veil, beyond the universe...

There is a pair of eyes, looking at me with kindness and compassion...

Chapter 7 Who are you? I am the approaching storm!

After Shen Yi dragged the mouse and fed the strawberry cake to the character model of Firefly, a surprising scene happened.

The cake did not disappear immediately like it did when the nanomedical device was used on the Q-version portrait before, but was held up by the other party with both hands.

Not only that, the firefly model in the cell looked around with horror on its face.

That movement, that reaction, was just like a real person being hit by a cake!

She looked around, then up at the sky.

After searching hard for a few seconds, her eyes locked onto the center of the camera, onto Shen Yi outside the game.

At this moment, Shen Yi felt his heart tremble, as if there was some kind of bond connecting him and the girl on the screen.

It may sound funny, but at this moment, he really felt that the firefly on the screen was staring at him and the players outside the screen!

This kind of setting of breaking the fourth wall is actually not uncommon, but the games with similar plots that Shen Yi had played before did not feel as real as this scene.

It was as if I was really meeting the other person's eyes through the screen.

Perhaps this has something to do with the degree of realism of the other party's modeling.

As a development character, Liuying has a more refined modeling than the NPC. After zooming in, her character model can be described as "refined" no matter from which angle you look at it.

Especially her facial expressions, which change very naturally.

This should use facial motion capture technology, right?

Using facial capture for a single model in a sandbox strategy game? That's a bit pricey...

Forget it, the development cost is something that the game company should consider. I'm just a lousy gamer, so as long as the game itself is fun, that's fine.

Shen Yi opened Liuying's attribute panel. After several rounds of interaction, plus the feeding just now, her favorability had risen to 40 points.

If you keep going like this, you should be able to grow 2 hearts soon.

There should be new interactions added by then, right?

Shen Yi smiled and looked at the resource list in the upper left corner of the screen.

The current resources are sufficient, and it is time to build the municipal square and industrial zone.

The Municipal Square is a necessary condition for unlocking the Municipal Tree. From a certain perspective, the Municipal Tree is more worthy of unlocking first than the Technology Tree.

However, the impact of national policies on the game is a gradual and long-term process, not as immediate as the technology tree, so Shen Yi always prioritizes the development of technology in the early stages of this type of game.

He selected the area next to the capital palace and planned it as the municipal square.

Although the background story of the Grammer civilization mentions that its true entity is a "Republic", in actual gameplay, its political entity is directly set to an empire.

Therefore, based on the nature of the political system, the political institutions that Shen Yi can build in the early stage are the Senate, the Senate, and the Governor's Office.

As for the legislative and judicial branches, they are all included in the palace, which is in line with the imperial (anti-harmonious) system of the country.

Both the Senate and the Senate unlock the Civics tree, and in addition, reduce the Culture required for all National Focus research by 10%.

For example, if unlocking a policy requires 200 culture points, then after building the Senate, it can be reduced to 180.