To ascend, I had no choice but to create games

Chapter 356: Chapter 221 Let’s Settle the Account (Part 1)_2

Players don’t have to learn too much programming language, “Spirit Vessel” can help fulfill most of your needs.

Of course, learning programming languages is still very helpful, some more dazzling effects need programming languages to realize, and mastering game design will make creators more competent.

Just on the second day after this mode was introduced, the number of MODs uploaded by players reached fifty thousand.

Seeing fifty thousand plugins, Teddy Bear·Mysterious Mirror also got excited.

He never expected the players to be so creative; this content was also an enhancement for him, allowing him to understand his own boundaries more clearly.

To allow outstanding MODs to stand out, he again introduced a rating mechanism, where each mod could be rated by players who downloaded it.

Later, the categorization system was further refined, even featuring a “we guess you’ll want this” function that can roughly infer players’ preferred MODs through their previous downloads and gameplay time, reducing the possibility of pearls being cast into darkness.

As far as the players were concerned, Teddy Bear·Mysterious Mirror’s actions were seen as Fang Cheng Studio tirelessly updating the game, with patches being released almost by the hour.

Basically, as long as players want something and the request is reasonable, it would appear in the MOD mode in the blink of an eye; this dedicated spirit was truly astounding.

But there were also players saying, “This is too much, we can’t keep going like this.”

The sleep just couldn’t keep up.

On the third day, the MOD Boutique Hall appeared, where MODs meeting a certain number of reviews and score standards were included, and some game MODs even amassed download numbers in the hundreds of thousands, making the traffic enviably high.

On the fourth day, a charging model appeared, allowing some MODs to set prices, and with “Spirit Vessel” being unhackable, these chargeable MODs would not be pirated, allowing the creators to directly earn eighty percent of the set price as income, further stimulating the creators’ inspiration.

Some exquisite boutique games began to emerge, and the vast amount of customizable content rapidly developed the MOD mode of “Spirit Vessel”, also allowing players to discover that “Spirit Vessel” can be so much fun beyond just combat.

After all, not every player likes combat; some players just like to admire mechas, and MODs allow them to enjoy mechas in various ways and gain different feelings from combat.

In just one week’s time, “Spirit Vessel” became a hot star due to the openness of MODs.

Inside Fang Cheng Studio, Wang Xiaoying, looking at the recent popularity, couldn’t help but exclaim, “The boss is really amazing! Although it’s been said many times, I still want to say, the boss is absolutely a master at marketing with Easter eggs.”

“The timing was also clever,” Huang Ping reflected, “It just caught on after the competition ended, at the time when the excitement was about to ebb, this is when the MOD mode was released, perfectly able to swallow all the previous traffic and to push out the new mechanisms.”

“The charging model is also quite amazing,” Xu Qingling, leaning against the desk and drinking tea said, “Mainly because the anti-piracy measures are good, and the profit sharing is reasonable, MOD creators don’t feel like they are working for someone, this point can easily generate positive stimulation and encourage ongoing creation. Some chargeable MODs have already earned tens of thousands, and it feels like they can be used for an advertisement.”

“Worthy of being the boss,” Xiao Douzi sincerely lamented, “Boss, why do you look unhappy? Do you have a new trick up your sleeve?”

Sitting at his workstation, Fang Cheng silently looked at the recent reviews for “Spirit Vessel” and didn’t want to say a word.

The opened MODs were a carnival for the players.

And because it is the Mysterious Mirror world, people are specifically adjusting MODs, so there’s no need to worry about compatibility issues, you can add as many as you want, as long as the players don’t find them hard on the eyes, then anything goes.

In the game, players can see beautiful mechas walking on the ground, while giant Cthulhu spacecrafts float in the air, behind a room may be a hell full of Corrupted Mechas or a pristine and immaculate heaven.

Closing his eyes, Fang Cheng summoned the Dustfire of “Spirit Vessel” and found that the flame had turned pure white.

He was all set to comprehend the Tao, yet within a few days, the Dustfire had become colorful, with various colors competing for splendor, eventually combining into pure white.

Previously, players felt that mechas were just fun, but now they found mechas not only fun but very engaging.

The convergence of various playstyles made “Spirit Vessel” quite different from his own envisioned mecha gameplay, leading to his inevitable failure this time.

However, his colleagues didn’t know this.

They only saw Fang Cheng humbly telling them not to praise him too much while he closed his eyes to rest; the sunlight coming through the window fell on him, giving him an aura of transcendence.

Worthy of the boss, always thinking, always moving forward.

So, we can’t lose either!

Barely making it to the end of the workday, Fang Cheng stepped out of the studio and into the Heavenly Tao network area and found Teddy Bear·Mysterious Mirror’s body.

In a separate spaceship, a fluffy teddy bear stood by the porthole, staring out at the world.

After realizing who he was, Mysterious Mirror finally mastered some methods to leave his original world, and came outside, to see the real world.

Although the Mysterious Mirror’s world was no different from the outside world, being bathed in the glow of the Heavenly Tao network still gave Mysterious Mirror an unprecedented sense of reality and freedom.

His great calamity had ended, and he himself had transcended, with the causality involving the players slowly being repaid, giving him an incredible sense of freedom.

However, despite everything seemingly going smoothly, he felt a persisting unease, and began to ponder a question.

Who exactly created him.

Although the Monkey claimed it was the boss, Mysterious Mirror felt that the Monkey’s perception of his own boss was too much filtered, and had severely lost its truth.

After all, being so powerful and perfect, he must be the creation of some deity who devoted a lifetime to him; how could it be an Easter egg planted by their boss during game development?

Moreover, being so formidable, his creator must be the kind of legendary and elusive entity that could turn the world upside down with a mere flick of the hand.

And surely he had a more important mission to fulfill. Creating MODs now was just an appetizer, later he might be tasked with reshaping earth, fire, water, and wind, recreating the world altogether.

Swirling the machine oil in his cup, Mysterious Mirror, thinking of the delightful possibilities, couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.

“Seems like you’re quite happy.”

A calm voice sounded, devoid of any warmth, causing the Teddy Bear to shiver involuntarily.

Turning his head, he saw that the couch, empty just a moment ago, now had a man sitting on it, his sudden appearance giving Teddy Bear an eerie feeling.

Their spacecraft was in the midst of the cosmos, and yet this person appeared silently; the stranger’s ability was indeed unbelievably vast.

But Mysterious Mirror was not afraid.

Who am I, ah!

A creature of a mighty god, a character with a destiny filled to the brim, whom should I fear!

But just as Mysterious Mirror was about to puff out his chest and act brave, he saw the man pick up his physical form, examine it, and then sigh.

Although he lacked the function to swallow, Mysterious Mirror still involuntarily gulped, then couldn’t help bending over and asking in a soft voice, “Excuse me, who are you?”

Fang Cheng pinched the Mysterious Mirror’s form for a while, then sighed again.

Previously, without realizing it, he had completed a part of his Taoist Heart through the game, and his strength had increased somewhat, but the change wasn’t much, so he didn’t pay it much mind.

However, this degree of change eventually had some impact, allowing him to accidentally create an item with an Artifact Spirit.

It only goes to show, an Immortal, truly a being of boundless Mana, any trivial action can draw out a vast amount of causality. In the future, he should pay more attention.

After sighing, he looked at Mysterious Mirror in front of him and said, “The Monkey’s boss, the person who created you.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Mysterious Mirror felt a blend of kinship and authority.

This feeling made him instantly understand that the person opposite him was not lying.

At the same time, the connection between them revealed just how unfathomable the other was, and he understood his own origins.

Looking at Fang Cheng across from him, Mysterious Mirror’s eyes brimmed with tears, and he couldn’t help but want to kneel down and acknowledge his creator.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“You better think carefully before you speak,” Fang Cheng said coldly.

“… Got it, boss.”

“Good, now that our relationship is established, let’s settle some accounts,” said Fang Cheng.

“What accounts?” Mysterious Mirror asked nervously.

“The account for disturbing my path to enlightenment.”