It had been a long time since he spent money. Chen Mo was a little excited when he opened the virtual screen.
In terms of story and numbers, his current ability was enough to adapt most games from his previous life. However, he was still lacking in other areas, such as professional knowledge, art, music, and so on.
He had already maxed out on the second level of graphics. Although the story was still lacking, it was almost there.
What Chen Mo wanted more were books on professional knowledge and special items.
When Chen Mo saw Grand Tang at the Annual Video Game Awards Ceremony, he had the idea of making an Assassin's Creed series.
Imagine being an assassin in a VR game, running on walls, finding a target, killing them in one hit, and blending into the crowd to avoid capture. How cool would that be?
Killing a person every ten steps, invincible for a thousand miles.
Of course, Chen Mo had the idea of porting Assassin's Creed to a Chinese setting, but that would be after he recreated the classic Assassin's Creed.
Although there were many famous assassins in China, they didn't stand out enough. It would require a lot of changes and original content to make the game work. Not only would it be easy to do, but the players might not accept it either.
Cultural adaptations had always been a sensitive area in China. Although the audience and players didn't seem to care much about history and culture, they were quick to point out mistakes in TV shows or games.
Therefore, video game designers were in a tough spot. Faithfully recreating history? If the effects weren't cool enough, no one would play it. But what if they changed it? People would jump out and say that it was disrespecting history and teaching the next generation the wrong way.
Just like in Kings of Glory, if you made Li Bai a cool assassin, people would say that you didn't respect history. What else could you do? Make Li Bai a poet? Kill people just by writing?
Moreover, Li Bai was a swordsman in history. Otherwise, how could he have written a poem like "Killing a person every ten steps, invincible for a thousand miles"?
Also, Kings of Glory made Jing Ke a female character, which ended up being criticized. It didn't matter that it was based on history, it still had to be changed.
But look at Fate. Even King Arthur was made into a female character, and was in a relationship with a loser. Why didn't the English protest? Instead, it was quite popular.
It sounded a little helpless, but the current environment in China was like this. If one wanted to make some adjustments and innovations to traditional culture and history in the game, one would have to bear a huge risk. If one wasn't careful, one would have to bear a lot of blame.
Chen Mo had to be careful about this. In order to gain experience and not cause too much controversy, he decided to start with the classics of Assassin's Creed and foreign works.
Even if he didn't make Assassin's Creed: Origins, he could make the Ezio Trilogy, which was a classic of the Assassin's Creed series.
However, the biggest problem for Chen Mo with the Assassin's Creed series was its cultural background. For example, in Assassin's Creed 2, it almost recreated the style of Florence at that time. Whether it was the buildings, the characters' clothes, or the story, they were all highly reconstructed.
This was not something that could be made after a trip. One must have a deeper understanding of the history and culture of Europe to make it.
Of course, Chen Mo had other ways to do it without the help of the bracelet. For example, he could hire some European experts as consultants, send people to Europe for field trips, and use large amounts of Memory Playback Potions to recreate the scenes in the game.
However, it would be more troublesome and time-consuming, and it wouldn't guarantee the quality of the game.
"System, please give me some professional skill books related to European history and culture. At the same time, open the third stage for me. Mwah."
Although Chen Mo still felt the pinch from the lottery, it was much better than before. After all, he had a few classic games in his hands. After releasing League of Legends and Overwatch on PC and VR respectively, these two games would provide him with a steady stream of income in the future. It wasn't a big deal to get a few million from the lottery.
Chen Mo made up his mind to unlock the third stage no matter how much money he had to spend!
As for whether there was a third stage? Chen Mo wasn't sure himself. However, his stats were already maxed out, and he was almost done with the storyline. There should be some sort of special reaction when he maxed out, right?
I'll top up fifty million, draw!
Chen Mo kept pulling the lever, and the three wheels spun rapidly.
However, after pulling the lever a dozen times, the virtual screen froze, and a notification popped up.
Chen Mo was confused. What's going on? Is the third stage activated just like that?
It can't be, right? It can't be that easy, right? I haven't even finished spending the fifty million, and you're opening it already?
I was prepared to spend a few hundred million, and you're opening it just like that?
Are you trying to make things difficult for me, Fat Tiger?
He took a closer look at the notification on the virtual screen.
"Detected that your stats and storytelling skills have maxed out for the second stage. Do you wish to unlock the third stage?"
There were still two options at the bottom: Yes and Confirm.
Chen Mo was overjoyed. Not bad, there's really a third stage?
However, Chen Mo was a bit annoyed when he saw the notification, because he knew that once he entered the next stage, the entire lottery system would change.
Just like when he activated the second stage, he couldn't get the items from the first stage anymore. Although there were still some items in the second stage, they were all upgraded and more expensive.
Obviously, if he entered the third stage now, he wouldn't be able to get the items from the second stage. The items that he had saved up were still there, but if he wanted to get more, he would have to get the items from the third stage.
Chen Mo wanted to close the notification and get some items from the second stage first, but the notification didn't even have a button!
Moreover, apart from the notification, the rest of the screen was locked, and there was no response no matter where he clicked.
Chen Mo was speechless. Isn't this forcing me to activate the third stage? It's not like you're giving me a choice! I can't do anything about it. If I don't open it, my bracelet will be stuck here forever!
There's no other way, just open it!
Chen Mo comforted himself, "Luckily I didn't encounter too many problems in the third stage. The system didn't screw me over, that's a good thing …"
A very cool dynamic effect appeared on the screen. The entire lottery system, which was similar to a slot machine, shattered into countless stars. Then, the image disappeared …
Disappeared …
Chen Mo was in a mess. Where's my system? Where's the huge system I put here?
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