Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 248 - 228 Survey

Chapter 248: Chapter 228 Survey

The first communication meeting was just casual talk, without much valuable content.

Chen Xinyi returned to her small room and once again had her soul return to the Game Training Camp, where she discussed her findings.

The news about the Moon spacecraft and the rumors about human origins had startled the upper echelons of the Black-clothed Guard!

It was the first time they had heard such a thing!

Number 12, Lu Tianming, lit a cigarette and said lightly, "The story you mentioned is indeed interesting, but whether humans actually originated from the Etheric Abyss... well, that’s not so important."

"It’s like how our human ancestors came from a corner of the East African savannah, and nowadays, few people want to go back."

"Since we have adapted to the life of this world, we are the life forms here now, even if we wanted to return, we don’t have the ability, right? And what would we do if we went back?"

"It’s not entirely so! Knowing and not knowing, are two different levels."

On screen number 24, Professor Jin Bowen suddenly intervened, his voice a bit loud: "If this is true, it means that remnants of prehistoric technology still exist in the Etheric Abyss! Do you realize what this means? Any piece of technological data could propel us a significant step forward!"

"No wonder... no wonder they were able to explore the Etheric Abyss. Chen Xinyi, have you found out how they enter the Etheric Abyss?"

"How would I know now! I only know what they are willing to tell me. Right now, I can’t just directly ask about these secret matters."

Chen Xinyi made a sorrowful face, here they go again, these guys, either asking her to steal some controllable nuclear fusion technology or asking her about ways to the Etheric Abyss.

How could she have such abilities?

Number 12 took a puff of his cigarette and laughed mischievously: "Alright, alright, don’t listen to this mad scientist’s nonsense; he’s always dreaming about reaching the heavens in one step."

"That world is truly miserable... The Moon is a spaceship, inside it, a terrifying Demon God is imprisoned. Our ancestors who fled sealed their own memories, let alone talk about any inheritance. Just the act of self-sealing their memories shows how dangerous the situation was; they had no choice but to seal their memories."

"Even if there is prehistoric technology, it is not something Miss Chen can access."

Another high-level member of the Black-clothed Guard said, "Gentlemen... let us talk about why the Game sent that letter to the humans of another world."

"What should we do? Our influence on that world is very low... It’s not that we should play the hero and save the world, even if we had such an idea, we don’t have the ability."

"So what exactly does the Game want us to do? It does not say directly, perhaps for some cryptic reason?"

"Significance, hmm..." said number 24 from the Great Science Academy, Professor Jin added, "I have thought of some explanations."

"That Miss Feng Ling once proposed a special world effect: ’Mirror Image.’"

"Since ’Illusion’ can transmit its power through the mirror effect."

"So can the Game also transmit its power through the mirror effect."

"If both Incredible Hospitals turn into animal hospitals, the mirror effect would undergo a subtle change, thereby being manipulated by us. The Game could extend its power through the mirror."

This explanation seemed quite reasonable.

’Illusion’ cannot exert its power in the Earth World.

And the Game also couldn’t exert its power in the other’s world.

Number 12 frowned and pondered deeply, "If that’s really the case, the significance would be immense."

"A high-dimensional game between two Demon Gods, it all depends on who can make contact with the other first!"

"Our plan is rather simple; we were planning to build pig farms anyway. But can they do the same on their side?"

Chen Xinyi thought for a moment and said, "On their side, there is a high-level Strange Object sheltering the remaining resistance, and they hold some social power."

"It would cost a lot of resources to build a pigsty, but they should be able to do it!"

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As usual, the internet cafe was chillingly quiet and bleak.

Rising early to find not a single person in the store, even the regular "Comrade Ling Pingzhi" was nowhere to be seen.

"Getting fat is easy, losing weight is hard; eating shit is not as tough as earning money. In this era..."

Wang Hao sighed but was happy to enjoy the peace.

After all, as long as you keep your expectations on the floor, you won’t harbor any grievances.

Business is bad, but he could still play games with peace of mind.

The drinks in the vending machine did not need replenishing, and Han Xiaoyue didn’t need to attend the front desk anymore, how great!

"A beautiful day begins from this moment," Wang Hao stretched leisurely and headed to the coffee shop on the second floor, sitting down in front of the computer.

As soon as he put on the gaming helmet, he was greeted with some good news.

"Dear Player, Hello, ’Incredible Hospital’, the settlement was successful!"

"Your current Game completion rate is 180% (Mainline tasks 100%, side missions 80%)."

"You have earned game points: 4600 (Mainline task 500, game completion 1800, due to Five Stars difficulty, you received a 2x points bonus)."

"Your current total points amount to 14600."

"You have obtained a clue to the Demon God—’Moon of Illusion’ (3/4)."

"Due to your completion of the 5-star difficulty game script with an achievement rate of 180%, you have additionally received a 5-star gift pack, and the probability of winning big prizes has also increased by 180%!" "Not bad, 4600 points, and a gift pack too."

But before he could celebrate for too long, Wang Hao caught sight of another line that dampened his spirits.

"Important tip: As you are about to catch up with production progress, you will no longer be able to draw the main quest of the ’Moon of Illusion’ in subsequent clues."

"You will only be able to draw normal 1-3 star difficulty random game clues."

Here we go again!

1-3 star difficulty random game clues are basically like fighting a regular low-level monster, with no follow-up plot.

Playing a game halfway only to find it’s an early-access version—the frustration of that is like following a serialized novel, always worried that one day the game developers might just take off.

Old Wang couldn’t help but recall a web novel he once followed, "Starting With One Hundred Subspaces."

He used to read two Chapters every night at eight o’clock, and if he wasn’t satisfied, he’d post a comment: "Struggling up in deadly illness, weak updates once again, someday the sword in hand shall slaughter all cliffhanger fiends!"

Eventually, that author, being cursed every day, couldn’t bear the pressure and abruptly ended the story!

Later, when Wang Hao started writing his own web novel, he realized that 4000 words a day was the human limit and gradually understood the hardships of authors.

Tough!

As for... coding, is it somewhat similar?

Burning the midnight oil all day, losing clumps of hair, only to realize you’ve made little progress.

Tough!

Thinking of that, Wang Hao forgave the game developers’ difficulties: "Alright, quality first. The productivity of game developers is probably even lower than that of fiction authors."

He was just about to open the "Five-Star Gift Pack" when a shiny new game survey popped up on the screen.

"Player Survey: How do you rate the quality of this game? 10 is full marks, implying satisfaction, and any other score indicates dissatisfaction. You can enter suggestions via voice."

"Hmm? A market survey?"

Wang Hao is a go-with-the-flow kind of guy.

Since he hadn’t spent a single penny on this game and had reaped plenty of joy, he might as well give it a perfect 10.

"10 points!"

"10 points!"

After all, unless it’s total trash, when asked if he’s satisfied, he generally says yes to avoid further complications.

We’re all just working folks, let’s not make things difficult for each other.

"Besides the regular script, do you think the game ’Rebirth as a Monster’ has potential for development?"

"Not bad, it’s just the difficulty is a bit high."

Wang Hao scratched the back of his head and said, "Although the setting of the Etheric Abyss is indeed a cruel Dark Forest, the experience for the player shouldn’t be this challenging, right? You die before experiencing what comes next."

"Also, ’Rebirth as a Monster’ would be better linked with the current Game Training Camp. Like the monsters inside could assist humans and so on, that would improve the experience!"

Well, that’s about the suggestion.

As for technical difficulties in game integration, what do I care?

"Regarding the follow-up plot content of ’Moon of Illusion,’ how do you think it should unfold?"

"1, Through careful investigation and meticulous planning, overcome tremendous difficulties in despair, defeating the Demon God with mortal strength!"

"2, Just conjure another Demon God and crush it!"

"3, ... (Please enter content yourself)"

"Eh?" Wang Hao widened his eyes, puzzled.

What kind of irresponsible survey is this?

Normally, you would just choose option 1, otherwise why play?

Isn’t that how the Blood Demon Chapter is set up?

But,

When viewing a funeral, who laments its grandeur?

As a player, do I need to care about the direction of game development?

Of course, it’s about how fun it can be!

Wang Hao directly chose option 2 and even sent a voice message.

"Conjuring another Demon God and crushing it sounds pretty good!"

"’Moon of Illusion’ is so vile, making the world so oppressive, and humans inside it so weak, that even tackling a mere hospital is an immense struggle. Am I really supposed to plan for hundreds, thousands of years before I can save a world? That definitely won’t work, right?"

"These games definitely need to save more Parallel Worlds. This pace is too slow."

Wang Hao paused, then changed his tone, "Of course, players must have a sense of involvement. If there is no participatory experience and then suddenly, the ’Moon of Illusion’ just vanishes, defeated by another Demon God, what’s the point of playing? Wouldn’t all the previous plot be wasted?

"The new Demon God, should it be shaped by the players themselves? Understand? The most important thing in playing games is to enjoy it."