Whether It Looks Cool Doesn't Matter-It Can Fly

Shen Nian was just a minor incident.

Lu Xiu quickly put it out of her mind and, after busying herself for a while, turned her attention back to the scene at the beginning of the new instance.

Before us lies a Training Ground.

If Lu Xiu's people from her previous life were here, they would definitely be able to recognize at a glance which game this Training Ground came from.

That's right.

The tutorial mission in Titanfall 2, also known as the Pilot Gauntlet at the beginning of the game.

Over the past few days, players have all defeated One Mind and completed Sekiro.

Lu Xiu was not idle either. Instead, she was constantly constructing various dungeon scenarios in the Construction Space. She tried Gears of War, Dead Space, Doom, and even many more realistic and lifelike themes, such as Call of Duty.

But in the end, only two options remained; the others didn't seem right.

One is Dead Space.

One is the Titanfall.

Dead Space, needless to say, is all about the underworld.

It is absolutely a masterpiece of horror games, especially the first one.

A dilapidated spaceship, blood-stained scenes, terrifying monsters, and a cautious, apprehensive exploration.

The atmosphere is extremely strong.

This feeling might give the players here a moment to reminisce about the past... Since they really don't want action dungeons, they might as well continue playing dungeons set in the underworld.

But after comparing them, Lu Xiu decided to give up.

On one hand, just when her malice was about to gain the upper hand... she suddenly realized, wait a minute, she wanted cool equipment and skills, why was she always thinking about making things difficult for others?

On the other hand, it's because, compared to the Dead Space of the underworld...

There was something in Titanfall that she thought was particularly cool.

It was this very thing that made Lu Xiu completely gravitate towards Titanfall, while abandoning all other FPS games.

Other FPS games might have even cooler ones, but the chances of them becoming rewards seem too low.

Pilot Gauntlet Grounds.

Role-playing mode.

Lu Xiu took a deep breath, stretched her shoulders, felt the slight vibration and low-frequency standby sound from the waist Jump Kit, and smiled gently.

Ahead is a closed Training Ground with a futuristic minimalist style, with a pure white streamlined ceiling, smooth orange curved walls, and textured stone walls below interwoven in a well-organized manner.

At the center of the Training Ground entrance, there is even a white disc floating in a Zen-like manner, on which grows an exquisite pink bonsai tree.

In the upper right corner of the retinal projection, the speedometer and timer are ready.

In mid-air, a huge blue holographic character flashed the word "Beginning".

Lu Xiu lowered her center of gravity, steadily holding the heavy-duty assault rifle with both hands, while the Jump Kit on her waist and legs emitted extremely low-frequency standby beeps.

The next second.

She charged forward like a cheetah, the wind whistling past her ears, and then leaped into the air.

Just as her body was about to reach its highest point and gravity was about to pull her into the Abyss, Lu Xiu had a sudden thought and activated the Jump Kit.

laugh--

The jetpack on her waist suddenly spewed out a dark blue plasma tail flame, and the powerful reaction force forcibly defied the laws of physics, giving her a second burst of kinetic energy in mid-air—a double jump!

The force lifted her body higher again, and she completely ignored gravity, tilting her body sharply to the right and gracefully and precisely slid onto the smooth orange wall.

Buzz--

The moment his feet touched the wall, the Jump Kit nozzles responded automatically, and the thrust cleverly counteracted the downward force of gravity. Lu Xiu was almost parallel to the ground, speeding along the steep 90-degree wall as if walking on flat ground.

Walk by climbing the wall.

The most iconic mode of transportation for the Pilot.

The wall on the right soon came to an end, while the foothold ahead was still a few meters away on the left.

Lu Xiu kicked the wall with both legs, and using the rebound force, her body leaped out diagonally like a cannonball, covering a wide distance and landing firmly on the metal wall on the left, seamlessly connecting to the next section of wall-walking.

She leaped and darted back and forth between the two walls, her trajectory forming a perfect Z-shape, pushing her speed to its peak.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

During her Extreme Speed sprint across the wall, Lu Xiu wasn't just running.

She held the gun in both hands, the muzzle moving with her gaze. As the gun spat fire, three robotic infantrymen who suddenly popped out from the platform below were instantly blown to the head, turning into blue fragments and disappearing.

The whole process was smooth and natural.

She kept jumping left and right, and soon the passage ahead turned into a sharp downhill slope.

Lu Xiu decisively released the wall-pushing stance mid-air, and her body plummeted rapidly under gravity.

Just as her feet were about to touch the ground, she suddenly bent her knees, leaning her entire body backward. The warp drive adjusted the jet angle, giving her a forward, ground-hugging thrust.

Using this thrust and extremely high initial velocity, Lu Xiu slid into a sliding position on the ground.

Accompanied by a screeching sound, Lu Xiu, in an extremely low posture, sped through a gap in the stone wall that lay before her, skimming along the ground.

As she glided, her free left hand naturally reached for her waist, pulled out an arc grenade, and threw it Don't Look looking at a robot enemy around the corner ahead.

Sizzle--

The blinding blue arc of electricity exploded with a deafening roar, and the powerful electromagnetic pulse instantly paralyzed and tore apart the holographic infantryman who was huddled behind cover, turning him into countless specks of data light that scattered across the sky.

Jump, wall-run, double jump, slide, fire.

Lu Xiu used the Pilot's mechanism with exceptional skill to complete various maneuvers on the Training Ground.

The entire process was smooth and fluid, without a single unnecessary movement or momentary stagnation.

soon.

She reached the finish line.

At the same time, a notification popped up indicating that the trial was complete.

handsome.

Lu Xiu broke free from the role-playing mode and stepped out of the scene, then looked at Cooper wearing the Pilot helmet and smiled happily.

That's right.

That's why she decided to create a third instance based on Titanfall 2... because the Jump Kit is just so much fun! So cool!

Other more realistic FPS games, even those that allow the use of various weapons, are still essentially ground warfare for infantry, and you can't experience the thrill of defying gravity and freely traversing three-dimensional space.

Some of the more futuristic themes, however, are also acceptable.

But they can't operate the mechs.

Lu Xiu also wants to pilot a mecha... Being a parkour super soldier is certainly cool, but what normal person could refuse to pilot a mecha?

Therefore, after comprehensive evaluation, Lu Xiu finally decided to undertake Titanfall.

She wanted to see if the Jump Kit could be obtained as a reward; if so, that would be fun.

As for those Titans...

Lu Xiu didn't dare to hope to get it through farming, it felt unrealistic, but she could still have some fun in the dungeon.

certainly.

Although it's great now, Lu Xiu has put a lot of effort into turning the game into a dungeon during this period.

One of the troublesome issues is the mechs.

The original game only required entering the Titan's body and using the keyboard and mouse to control it.

But a dungeon won't do; you can't exactly have players inside a Titan pressing a controller, can you?

That's so distracting.

Then Lu Xiu wondered, could players be allowed to immediately assume the role of the Titan the moment they enter its body?

But she tried it and found that it wasn't fun... presumably to prevent players from experiencing any lasting effects after leaving the instance, if a player is playing as a Titan, their visual perception of their physique won't change...

What does that mean?

Therefore, Lu Xiu had to abandon this plan. After studying it again, she came up with an alternative.

That's a model similar to Pacific Rim.

Simply put...

Once inside the Titan, the player becomes completely connected to it. At this point, the player can observe the outside world through the observation window and control the Titan's actions by performing corresponding actions in the cockpit.

This approach retains the thrill of piloting a mech while eliminating the need to teach players how to pilot or fly one.

Lu Xiu tried it out and had a lot of fun.

However, this also led to quite a few bugs... but when it comes to piloting a mech, these are all acceptable costs.

Another challenge is controlling the Jump Kit, which is also a problem.

Such a thing doesn't exist in reality, and it can't be operated with a keyboard and mouse either.

Lu Xiu could only wear the Jump Kit and keep playing with it, constantly adjusting it.

It took her two days of trial and error to finally find the right approach, which, to put it simply, was a combination of intention and micro-muscle responses.

It sounds like all you need to do is use your brain.

But in practice... this is completely counterintuitive.

Humans have evolved genetic instincts over tens of thousands of years that cause panic when their feet are dangling in the air and they are about to fall. They also cause people to instinctively reach out to block a wall when they are crashing into it at high speed, rather than turning their bodies to step on it.

Add to that the added complexity of operation, and you can imagine how troublesome it is.

To overcome this instinct and to achieve smooth control, Lu Xiu fell countless times in the training ground.

He slammed his face to the ground, hit his head against the wall, and fell through the air, leaving him dazed and confused... He experienced every kind of hardship and injury imaginable.

Fortunately, this was in a virtual space, and with her strong Mental Strength and self-control, she constantly hypnotized herself, finally managing to etch this method into her muscle memory.

However, this created another problem.

How do we teach players this?

Lu Xiu looked at the Pilot Gauntlet Grounds ahead, somewhat troubled.

However, after looking around for a while, she had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.

Holographic motion disassembly projection!

Simply put, it's about creating a leading holographic illusion.

But this phantom is not just a demonstration of the route; as players approach, the phantom becomes semi-transparent and highlights the key points of force exertion within it.

Then we can add a support mechanism for the players.

This used to be very troublesome.

But ever since the Title "Goddess's Blade" was acquired, the increased access to building has become a piece of cake.

"... That's settled then. Once we've finished the tutorial, it'll be about time to run the entire dungeon once and then verify that we've cleared it."

Lu Xiu quickly made up her mind, summoned the System Panel, and started tinkering, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

During this period of time.

The Coordination Bureau was holding meetings almost non-stop.

The leaders of most of the major guilds in the country have come to Chen Capital.

These High Sequence players, who usually command respect, all had rather unpleasant expressions during the meeting.

After all, the appearance of flying monsters on the front lines was something that had never happened in the previous four years.

It's fair to say that all the measures taken on the front lines over the past four years have been based on ground warfare... The sudden appearance of flying monsters means that many monsters can directly bypass the existing ground defenses and enter the other side of the city.

You need to know.

Currently, all the front lines are Sea City, and most of them have had their coastal sides occupied, while the countries are forcibly blocked and isolated by the system.

This means that the flying monsters can only fly inland.

If enough monsters fly out, and their numbers become large enough, once the Environmental Assimilation Mechanism is triggered, then everything will be over.

Although there aren't many flying monsters appearing so far... the High Sequence patrolmen on the front lines are barely able to handle them.

But what about later?

So everyone's face fell when they learned that a flying monster had appeared.

The plan, finalized after a series of meetings, was far from perfect—major guilds sent more High Sequence players to the front lines for rotation, specifically to deal with flying monsters, and the Strategy Group also sent one-third of its members to be stationed at the front lines.

"Drinking poison to quench thirst."

Director's Office.

A hint of weariness appeared between Li Bao's brows as he looked at the finalized plan and let out a barely perceptible sigh.

"No way."

Yan Fushou's expression was not good as he said, "The main problem is that modern weapons can't be used, and humans can't fly..."

"Yes, modern weapons are unusable; it's a desperate measure."

Li Bao gently shook his head, concealing any unnecessary expression on his face. As the bureau chief, he shouldn't show signs of fatigue. "Tell me about the Loaded Umbrella, what do you think?"

"It's been tested, and Han Xiao has sent a report saying it works very well, completely blocking the breath attack."

"This is the only good news... The Strategy Group, please put in more effort and find a quick guide to clear the [Sekiro] dungeon as soon as possible, and also try to interact with Lu Xiu more."

"I see."

Yan Fushou nodded solemnly, then left the bureau chief's office.

On his way back to his office, he looked down at the report in front of him, his fingers unconsciously tracing the edges of the pages.

... spend more time with Lu Xiu.

He certainly understood the bureau chief's implied meaning.

The girl who Goddess Intervention because of the reduced ticket price for the dungeon and the leaked strategy guide; the girl who built the Resident Evil dungeon and made Hand Sanitizer Ordinary Person's Courage the standard equipment on the front line.

If I told her about the situation on the front lines, could she possibly create a dungeon... specifically designed for flying species, or even grant humans the ability to stay airborne and maneuver? For example, what kind of flight equipment would the dungeon reward? Or perhaps a war-themed dungeon?

Li Bao had high hopes for this.

But this somewhat absurd thought only lingered in Yan Fushou's mind for two seconds before he dismissed it with a wry smile.

Even with Lu Xiu's exceptional talent, there must be limitations in her personal style.

Her previous works, such as Resident Evil and Sekiro, were all extremely hardcore, oppressive, and survival-oriented dungeons with a focus on melee weapons or low firepower.

The scope is too broad.

From a horror survival and samurai sword-fighting style, it jumps directly to sci-fi equipment capable of dominating the skies?? A war theme?

Although she has shown extraordinary talent in construction and can certainly learn it, she only recently created Sekiro, and forcing her to challenge herself with a completely unfamiliar field at this point is asking too much...

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