Barren

Is it that abstract?

Li Shengkai had also been keeping an eye on the forums and the players' opinions on the new dungeons.

After all, if the raid rewards for the Builder Group are good enough...

The Coordination Bureau may then need to adjust its strategy for these Builder Group accordingly.

only.

He had a feeling their copy wouldn't get a very good review—but he didn't expect it to be so bad, so abstract.

Especially after seeing that post where a player complained.

He could feel the player's despair even through the screen.

----It's all Resident Evil.

And what the heck is that kneeling-based movement speed increase skill?! What kind of content does a dungeon need to be designed to give out skills like that?!

They actually dared to release a copy of this publicly?

That takes real courage.

But soon...

He suddenly remembered something and quickly sent Yan Fushou a message, asking him to temporarily stop trying to complete those abstract dungeons.

Otherwise, he was truly afraid that Yan Fushou would come and kill him.

After sending the message.

Li Shengkai breathed a sigh of relief, but then he saw the two burly men, one tall and one fat, still waiting for Shen Nian and Jian Li to come out of the dungeon, and his expression became subtle.

like.

They're imitating Resident Evil, aren't they?

After all, this is indeed the easiest copy to imitate.

Fortunately, it wasn't made public.

But their copies won't be either----

On the other side.

His two top lieutenants, one tall and one fat, were noticed by Sun Yi and Feng Yan, who also felt a little guilty as they watched their leader's gaze.

But soon...

The two seemed to remember something, and regained their confidence, raising their heads.

----Probably because he felt that the dungeon he was imitating wouldn't be as good as the dungeons created by those Builder Group.

And just then...

Bai Guang appeared.

Shen Nian and Jian Li left the instance one after the other.

Clatter

Shen Nian's pretty shoulder-length short hair swayed slightly. As soon as she landed, she looked down at her feet, looking somewhat annoyed.

I guess I didn't realize I was wearing high heels before entering the dungeon.

While thinking, Li Shengkai said, "Thank you for your hard work. What do you guys think? ---"

He hadn't finished speaking.

Jian Li walked straight out the door, not even glancing at Li Shengkai and the two burly men, one tall and one fat. She simply and calmly uttered, "Pure trash. Don't even mention imitating Lu Xiu."

Li Shengkai:

The two generals, Heng and Ha: "----"

The former, on the other hand, was mentally prepared.

But the latter seemed somewhat unconvinced.

Li Shengkai glanced at them, then looked at Shen Nian.

Shen Nian then looked away from her high heels, her red lips slightly parted, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

She longed to be like Jian Li, leaving behind a single sentence and walking away.

But since her personality was different from Jian Li's, and she had only recently joined the Coordination Bureau, she was too embarrassed to be so direct and could only say tactfully, "Director Li—I have carefully examined the instances, and how should I put it, the instances of the two of us have a lot of room for improvement."

Just say it.

Li Shengkai rubbed his temples. Although the girl's tone was quite polite, everyone could tell there was something hidden in her words.

"Okay, then the dungeon is pure garbage."

Li Shengkai:

The two generals, Heng and Ha:

After giving her evaluation, Shen Nian looked at the two Architect. With a gentle nature, she thought for a moment and then spoke her mind, "To be honest, you've only imitated the form of Resident Evil —in fact, the form isn't even that similar, but that's not the most serious problem."

Have you really studied Lu Xiu's storyline properly? Do you know the theme of Resident Evil? The theme of this storyline is "The Ordinary Person's Courage," about an ordinary person, unarmed, who walks alone into hell just to find his wife.

Was he afraid? Very afraid, but he still kept going. You might not pay attention to the plot or the relationships between the characters while playing the game, but you players are definitely playing as Ethan.

"Don't rush to refute me. Think about how you felt when you cleared the dungeon. In that oppressive farmhouse, weren't you desperately trying to find Mia? And after finding Mia, watching her go berserk, weren't you shocked and at a loss? Are you Ethan?"

Sun Yi and Feng Yan opened their mouths, as if to say something, but ultimately couldn't utter a word.

"Besides Resident Evil, think about Sekiro. Sekiro's theme is the Loser's Obsession. Think about how it felt to be killed by enemies in Sekiro's missions, how it felt to die and start over countless times, and how it felt to be resurrected using the Resurrection Power."

"As for Titanfall, the theme is Pilot. When you put on the Jump Kit, what did you feel like?"

Shen Nian gently asked a couple of questions in return, and then continued, "To be honest, your dungeon has absolutely no theme. You've just clumsily pieced together some scary methods—but even if they are scary methods, they're not good, especially considering the success of Resident Evil. The scary methods you came up with can only be described as clumsy."

The slightly better methods were all learned from Resident Evil, but for someone like me who has completed Resident Evil, the whole instance felt even more clumsy.

Moreover, having experienced it before, I found the process extremely long and boring. I don't know about Ms. Jian Li's situation, but I sat for almost an hour halfway through before forcing myself to continue because I didn't want to play anymore.

Forgive my bluntness, but you don't even possess 70% of Miss Lu Xiu's abilities; you don't even have 10%.

"I'm sorry, maybe I was a bit harsh."

But that's just how it is.

That's all.

Shen Nian turned around and bowed slightly to Li Shengkai, then left in her high heels.

Li Shengkai gave a wry smile.

really.

The dungeon that their own Architect imitated also received a very poor rating.

He had anticipated this after seeing the complaints from players on the forum.

Although Resident Evil seems to be the easiest to imitate.

But perhaps it's not as simple as these Architect imagine—they're probably too close to the situation to see it clearly.

After all, Constructed Instance is one thing, and completing it is another.

Many authors have an inexplicable confidence in their own work.

But it might actually be a lump.

Moreover, they might be resentful if their problems are pointed out.

For example, right now.

Li Shengkai looked at Sun Yi and Feng Yan, who seemed a little unconvinced. They looked hesitant to speak, probably because they had heard Shen Nian say that they didn't even have one-tenth of their strength.

"You're not convinced?"

Li Shengkai asked, "Do you think you're not that bad?"

It's not that I'm unconvinced.

Sun Yi raised his head, his lips moving slightly. "Director, I just think Miss Shen Nian is exaggerating a bit—we admit we didn't consider the theme thoroughly enough."

He paused for a moment.

"But she said we didn't even have one-tenth of our strength, and I think that assessment is biased."

"For games like Resident Evil, there are only so many predictable patterns."

Sun Yi's tone carried a defiant edge. "Dark environment, oppressive atmosphere, sudden frights, puzzle-solving progression, scarce resources—this is the basic framework of horror-themed dungeons. Lu Xiu also worked within this framework. She did a good job; she is indeed a genius. But the framework itself is just these things."

"Even if Lu Xiu creates another horror-themed instance, the formula will probably still be the same."

"So she said we don't even have one-tenth of our strength—I think that's too absolute a statement."

After listening, Li Shengkai did not immediately refute.

He remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"What you said makes some sense, but it's too arrogant."

"The framework for horror-themed dungeons is indeed limited to those elements, that's for sure."

Li Shengkai said, "But let me ask you, in the same dark environment, with the same sudden fright, and with the same scarcity of resources, how does it feel to enter Resident Evil? How does it feel to enter your own instance? Is it the same?"

Sun Yi fell silent.

"The methods are the same, but the results are different. Have you thought about why?"

Sun Yi remained silent.

"And you said that even if Lu Xiu makes another horror-themed instance, the formula will still be the same."

Li Shengkai looked at him. "Are you sure?"

Sun Yi said in a low voice, "--I personally feel that new routines can't just appear out of thin air. Her Resident Evil is already the culmination of that."

I think I understand your problem.

Li Shengkai said directly, "Go back and redo it. Before you do it, think clearly about what Shen Nian said, and put aside your arrogance. Don't use your meager imagination to guess the upper limit of a genius."

Sun Yi: "----"

At the same time.

Within the Construction Space.

--

Lu Xiu was unaware of what was happening outside. She let out a long sigh, put away her weapon, and looked at the Ancient Dragon, who had fallen back down, with a thoughtful expression.

If you don't strip away the abilities and just use the original abilities to fight, combined with [Atypical Courage], it feels like large monsters are quite easy to defeat.

Unlike in a game, these large monsters in dungeons don't present the various frustrating problems that can occur in other games.

feasible.

I wonder what it would feel like to fight using a rolling attack.

However, Lu Xiu doesn't plan to try it for now; the Dark Souls dungeon will definitely be released last.

Because this instance has the most problems to solve.

She built the Fatalis first simply to see how it would fare against large monsters, and also to test the Loathing Halberd.

I've tried it now, and I've had my fill.

She temporarily abandoned this instance and began constructing the simplest of the three instances.

In other words, it's about Outlast.

Lu Xiu raised her hand again.

soon.

In front of her.

The main building of that famous mental hospital suddenly rose from the ground amidst the chaos.

The gray exterior walls, the Gothic Revival spires, and the countless tightly closed windows—

Lu Xiu is now extremely skilled at Constructed Instance.

For large-scale scenes, you still need to raise your hand.

In other small-space scenarios, sometimes you don't even need to raise your hands.

Most of the time, a single glance in a certain direction is enough to create a scene.

That's how it is, and it's extremely mentally taxing.

Although it's less likely to get dizzy after increasing Mental Strength.

But Lu Xiu still needed to take a break every now and then.

During her second break, Lu Xiu received the devastating news—

living room.

Lu Xiu poured herself a glass of water, and habitually opened the forum to browse through it, killing time and clearing her mind.

Then.

She then learned about the sudden appearance of three A-level unofficial dungeons and one S-level unofficial dungeon.

I saw the post where the player complained.

Lu Xiu almost spat out the water she had just drunk.

"Cough cough cough cough cough----No, please don't hurt me!"

Lu Xiu coughed a few times, her beautiful eyes widening. After putting down her cup, she scrolled through the posts incredulously. "Where did these dungeons come from? Why are they all imitating Resident Evil?"

After reading seven or eight posts.

She finally understood what was going on.

Lu Xiu sat on the sofa, casually untying her hair ribbon, letting her silky black hair cascade down. She bit the ribbon lightly in annoyance, her round, white fingertips frantically swiping across the light screen. "Is this targeting me? This is definitely targeting me! My next dungeon is still the underworld dungeon!"

"What on earth are these people doing?!"

Lu Xiu didn't mind them imitating Resident Evil, nor did she mind them taking away her viewership.

But she was afraid these people would dampen players' enthusiasm for the horror dungeons!

It's like she was preparing to open a Michelin-starred Sichuan restaurant, but suddenly dozens of low-quality mala tang (spicy hot pot) restaurants popped up on the streets, claiming to be affordable alternatives, which disgusted all the diners.

When her feast was served, everyone exclaimed, "Why is it chili oil again? I'm not eating it! The sight of chili oil makes me want to vomit!"

Holy crap!

This won't do!

Lu Xiu was getting restless—she had originally planned to take it slow, but now her sense of crisis had instantly surged.

no.

We need to set up the Outlast as quickly as possible!