Chapter 117: Black Fans' Guilt

Author: Three Hundred Jin's Smile

This detailed analysis post, grounded in reasoning and evidence, deeply explored every layer, leaving readers thoroughly satisfied.

Online, people often favor such technical posts, with their various analyses and layers of truth-unveiling. They're incredibly satisfying, aren't they? Readers couldn't help but bestow the title "Reasoning Emperor" and give a thumbs-up, exclaiming, "Awesome!"

Bai Xiaojun stated: "To add a point, I believe everyone has noticed that during this ten-minute experience, the entire game sandbox was still in a semi-constructed state, with many incomplete elements. It was merely an initial test.

"Based on my personal speculation, the initial time ratio for this game has not yet been adjusted!

"When the time comes, the actual in-game time won't be as disproportionate as the concept in the 'Wizard World' where a day equated to a century; it will definitely be shortened.

"Not only will the time flow rate be shortened, but I also estimate that each person's online gaming time will be fixed. Conservatively, to prevent game addiction, each player will be forced offline after no more than three hours of in-game time, allowing another player to log in.

"With just a few minutes in real life translating to three hours in the game, allowing for 'meditation,' mental relaxation, socializing, and entertainment, this game speed will fundamentally transform our well-being and completely revolutionize our daily routines.

"This is a groundbreaking second life. By playing this game, we effectively extend our daily lives by three hours, making each day equivalent to twenty-seven hours!"

An extension of life in a certain sense!

Countless people gasped.

This analysis made everyone quietly ponder its profound implications.

Most office workers have very tight schedules.

They start work at 7 AM, return home at 6 PM to cook, finish eating by 7 or 8 PM, feeling utterly exhausted every day. Then, by 11 PM, it's time for bed to prepare for the next workday.

Their days are essentially like robots, constantly rushing for a living with little time for personal interests.

High school students, on the other hand, have even less time for rest.

They wake up at 6:30 AM, and it's already past 10 PM by the time they return from evening study sessions.

This kind of life is too dull. If logging in for a few minutes each day could provide three additional hours for socializing and relaxation—meditating, cultivating mental well-being, easing stress, and enjoying the game—it would indeed bring much more happiness and contentment.

A groundbreaking game!

A true second life!

Countless people were now breathing unsteadily, their eyes burning with excitement, and their hearts beginning to race, understanding the profound implications.

"I finally understand," exclaimed one user. "This game has been for our benefit all along! It encourages us to love learning—evolutionary biology, pharmacology, linguistics, chemistry, physics... And now, it directly helps us relieve real-world mental stress."

"Indeed, such positive public opinion couldn't be fake..."

"No wonder even my mom told me to play this game; it's incredibly thoughtful! (Tears in my eyes)"

"No, this won't be limited to just being a 'learning and leisure software' anymore. I bet many office workers and students will favor it, seeing it as a wonderfully supportive casual community—a perfectly relaxed way to log in and unwind."

Many users expressed their deep emotion, acknowledging that it was indeed a groundbreaking, phenomenal game capable of transforming people's monotonous lives.

Furthermore, countless individuals privately reproached themselves for maliciously rating the game out of momentary anger without fully understanding it. They spontaneously organized to boost its score.

Soon, driven by these "organic" supporters, the game's expectation rating quickly climbed from a low score to 8.7.

"What's happening?!"

This rapid change in the game's rating instantly stunned many well-known figures on gaming websites.

"Now I get it. There's really nothing to criticize about this game, 'Spore Evolution'."

"So much advanced technology, massive R&D investment, and they're not asking for a single cent back, instead showering the public with all sorts of benefits. Could this have been released by the government? For the mental and physical well-being of the entire nation!"

Immediately, more and more people enthusiastically joined the discussion. Meanwhile, others began to rapidly delve into the game's potential gameplay aspects, building on this new perspective.

"Furthermore, that expert's speculation isn't comprehensive enough," one user added. "Based on this kind of conjecture, I've come up with many, many more ways to play! For instance, I believe 'character customization' also has a deeper meaning."

"What deeper meaning?"

"It's about fan convergence! Fans can freely choose characters! For example, many people like 'Uchiha Itachi.' There will surely be fans who want to play as this character. Hundreds or even thousands of fans could take turns meditating and collectively cultivating him, raising his level.

"Moreover, in the PVP arena, when we control Uchiha Itachi, we'd definitely find ways to research similar fire-based and mental witcheries, enabling this character to master techniques like Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu, Kotoamatsukami, Tsukuyomi...

"When battles erupt, it'll certainly be thrilling!

"If it were a tower defense game, it would be even cooler: 'Please select your hero—Uchiha Itachi,' with three skills and an ultimate ability!"

Everyone suddenly understood. The more they explored, the more interesting it became; the replayability was immense, making them incredibly excited! The added aspect of fan-based character development, where a group could collectively cultivate a character, improve their level, and enhance skills, was also appealing.

The more they discussed, the more animated they became.

"Apparently, some have created characters like Thanos and the Evil God of Fire Cloud. I bet they have quite a few fans too!"

"Hahaha! If we collaboratively develop a tower defense game called 'Wizard's Glory,' it would definitely be a '500 Heroes All-Star Brawl'! I'd choose the hero Li Bai to reside there, and with hundreds or thousands of Li Bai's fans, we'd research wizard skills together: 'Knight-Errant,' 'Bringing in the Wine,' 'Divine Stroke,' 'Green Lotus Sword Song'! We'd recreate everything from the game!"

"If I could do it over... I'd choose Li Bai... The good or bad from centuries ago... Not many would guess!"

"You above, why do you come with your own sound effects? I can't help but sing along! (Darn it!)"

"You annoying 'Glory' players! Then I'll make a DOTA Shadow Fiend, recreating its skills! Take this, Requiem of Souls! (Excited)"

"Then what about my Kunkun? I'm so anxious! Who created him, darn it!! How should I choose this original hero's four skills? Will his skills look cool in the arena? (Confused)"

The surrounding discussions grew increasingly fervent.

After all, the previous "Spore Evolution" sandbox had too high a barrier to entry and was too niche. But this new sandbox seemed to be a major initiative, a large-scale casual community game aimed at the general public.

Five hundred wizard heroes!

More casual, more accessible to the masses.

Currently, with five hundred hero characters, if each character is alternately logged in by one thousand people, with each person getting three hours of in-game time for meditation, cultivation, and various activities, that totals five hundred thousand unique players!

"If that's true, the total number of registered accounts would be five hundred thousand! And the number of concurrent online players would be five hundred. It's a niche game, but I'm still hyped about it!"

Countless people grew even more excited, continuing to discuss various possibilities.

"If this is true, the possibilities are infinite. We would build all the game environments ourselves. We could create not only arenas and Summoner's Rift-like maps but also many other locations."

Their discussions intensified.

When Xu Zhi groggily woke up from his nap of over an hour, intending to study a bit before carving a few more Rubik's Cubes and checking the progress of the large sandbox, he discovered that everything had changed.

He looked at the forum, flooded with an explosion of posts, and felt a bit speechless. "I guess these posts are all cursing me out, complaining that opening a ten-minute trial made the game seem too awful and boring."

To his surprise, when Xu Zhi clicked, every post was praising the game development team, filled with fervent apologies, and begging for a quick open beta! "My meditation technique is already impatient!" one exclaimed. "I want to meditate for a hundred hours straight!" another declared. "A thousand hours for me; no one can stop me!"

Xu Zhi was instantly dumbfounded, his face a picture of bewilderment.

Had he traveled through time?

Were people in this parallel world all fools, finding joy in torment?

After calming down for ten minutes and reading through the forum, Xu Zhi let out a long sigh. "Actually, I just casually gave you an empty plot of land for cross-legged cultivation and meditation."

"Alright," Xu Zhi paused in surprise, then silently conceded, "It seems my painstaking efforts and the meticulously hidden 'universal meditation chamber' plan have finally been thoroughly uncovered by you all... I've been burdened with a level of meticulousness beyond my years, and I'm so tired!"

Mentally exhausted.

He took a sip of tea and reread the posts carefully. "However, these are indeed excellent ideas. For a meditation sandbox I just casually set up, they've managed to completely fill in all the settings. Netizens really are omnipotent."