Gu Fei spent all his time in the game on Sword Specter. He was online every day to supervise Sword Specter and point out any problems he found. Of course, Gu Fei's gaming time did not extend much because of this, but when he was not around, the Sword Ghost would still train hard.
Coward's Savior was present every day for the past three days. His main function was to act as a human player. When Gu Fei first learned Kung Fu, he used a lot of modern methods. For example, in a teaching session like this, Gu Fei and his dad would watch and talk in front of a projection screen a few meters wide. After watching, the two of them would go out and dismantle the screen. The dismantling process would be recorded and analyzed later. There was no such condition in the game, so Gu Fei could only summon Coward's Savior to be the main actor. He always complained about the lack of playback, slow-motion, replay, and pause functions.
Sword Specter did not have amazing comprehension in this area, but his indomitable will did not lose to anyone. With the tenacity he displayed during leveling, no matter what aspect he used it in, he would be able to achieve great results.
Although there was no obvious improvement in three days, Gu Fei was very optimistic about this guy. As the saying goes, the master leads the way, but cultivation depends on the individual. A disciple like Sword Specter was definitely the most worry-free. Gu Fei came every day to supervise, but did Sword Specter really need to supervise? Gu Fei was basically there to teach. As long as Sword Specter could remember, he would stuff as much as possible. Sword Specter would rely on his tenacity to digest it anyway. At the same time, Gu Fei also told him, "If there's anything you don't understand, ask directly. Don't be shy." Gu Fei was afraid that Sword Specter would also become tenacious in this area. If there was something he did not understand, he would be too embarrassed to ask. It would be a waste of time to study alone.
The things that Gu Fei gave him in the past three days were enough for Sword Specter to digest. Sword Specter did a good job of abandoning bad habits. The rest of the adaptation was up to him. Gu Fei left Coward's Savior to give pointers to Sword Specter from time to time. Although the level of the Coward's Savior was far from that of a professional like Gu Fei, he was still much better than the Sword Specter. Moreover, this guy was a Kung Fu enthusiast. Although he could not do some things, he knew how to do them. This was somewhat similar to Brother You's idea. Under such circumstances, it could be said that he and the Sword Specter could improve each other.
After Gu Fei arranged the special training, he joined the market review team. On the Workshop's side, Five Nights led the team. There were a total of eleven people, and aside from Five Nights, Shi Feng did not recognize the other ten. Their levels varied, and their equipment was extremely ordinary. It seemed that they were the real employees of the Workshop. On Gu Fei's side, besides him, there was only Jian Nan and Glue. They didn't need a lot of people. The main thing was that the studio was busy. They just needed to watch from the side.
"Brother Thousand Miles, come and take a look. These are the reports from our Studio's branches in the major cities." Five Nights waved a stack of papers in his hand and said to Gu Fei and the others.
"There are currently 100 main cities in the game, and each city has around 500,000 players. Currently, players above level 40 were the mainstream, accounting for about 60% of the total number of players. Players between level 30 and 40 made up 30%, and players below level 30, who leveled up relatively quickly, only made up 10% of the total number of players. What we mean is, for players below level 30, there is basically no need to develop efficient leveling methods. Our main target is the players above level 30, especially the level 40 leveling areas, which will be the focus of development. Although the number of leveling areas in each city is different, the total number of players that can be accommodated is roughly the same. Leveling areas between level 30 and 35 can accommodate about 10,000 players at the same time, leveling areas between level 35 and 40 can accommodate about 20,000, and leveling areas between level 40 and 45 can accommodate more than 50,000. From this increasing number, it can be seen that the game officials have a certain amount of foresight regarding the number of players and the distribution of levels. Coupled with the fact that a considerable number of players are diverted away from quests, if the players can reasonably divert their time, the leveling areas will be enough. Unfortunately, this time will never divert, and the leveling areas will always be overcrowded during the peak hours of 7 pm to 11 pm. "
"Yup!" Gu Fei nodded, and then said, "Tell us about what we are going to do!"
"Oh, I'm sorry …" Five Nights hurriedly said, "Although the capacity of the leveling areas in each city is basically the same, the number of leveling areas in each city is not uniform. Taking Moonlit Night City as an example, there are a total of nine leveling areas between level 40 and 45; but in Waterside City, there are only seven islands; and in Mengtu City, there are as many as twelve leveling areas at this stage! "Five Nights said.
Gu Fei nodded, "Having a lot of leveling areas is a bit more troublesome for us."
Five Nights nodded and said, "These are the leveling area distribution materials submitted by each city's branch. You can take a look." Five Nights handed over a stack of materials to Gu Fei and the other two, and then continued, "Based on the current statistics of the 100 main cities, there are a total of 511 leveling areas between level 40 and 50, 204 leveling areas between level 35 and 40, and 117 leveling areas between level 30 and 35. There are a total of 832 leveling areas, and they are all areas that we can develop."
"832 …" Gu Fei's forehead was already covered in sweat.
Five Nights looked at him and continued, "Right now, we need to know how long it takes to develop a leveling efficiency method."
"This … Different monster levels have different levels of difficulty. If it's a level 45 monster, it would probably take about an hour!" Gu Fei said.
"An hour …" Five Nights also frowned, "Based on this calculation, this speed is a bit too slow. If Mr. Hundred Generations Strategist is alone, according to the normal eight-hour work schedule, it would take 104 days to develop all of these … More than three months, this is a bit too long. "Five Nights said. The plan in his heart was to pursue the word "fast". Everything had to be fast, and before the officials could react, they had to make a wave of money. He didn't dare to accept a more than three months cycle. Once they went on for a month, the officials would call a halt to the leveling efficiency method, and a studio like their Age Group definitely wouldn't dare to disobey. Or perhaps they wouldn't do it on the surface, and would make some adjustments in secret, causing their previous month of development to go to waste. This was also something Five Nights couldn't bear.
In the end, Gu Fei laughed bitterly and shook his head, "You misunderstood the concept … A set doesn't mean all the playstyles in a leveling area. Based on our previous operation, a leveling area provided a total of nine playstyles."
"This …" Five Nights was even more surprised, "So to say, developing a leveling area would take almost a day?"
"It's like this …" This kind of detailed exploration had only been done once in the White Mill's leveling area. Gu Fei and Hundred Eras Strategist had taught Jian Nan You and the others about the exploration. That was how they had spent the day. Although the monster levels in the Silent Night Valley yesterday were high, they only developed the Thief and Archer Agility versions. It was hard for the players to learn the two-player version, but for Gu Fei and Hundred Generations Strategist, it was naturally easier for two people to deal with a monster than one person. Both of them developed it quickly, so the work yesterday was developed quickly, but it was a little tiring to teach.
This time, Five Nights suffered an even heavier blow. He only then realized that the great plan in his heart was only possible in theory. When it came to actual implementation, time became his biggest enemy … Time. In Five Nights' plan, the thing he was most afraid of was wasting time.
"This … Why didn't you say so earlier!!!" Five Nights was about to collapse. He was originally full of confidence in this plan, and he even boasted about it to his boss. Who would have thought that he would only find out about such a crucial problem now? A leveling area could be completed in a day, and 800 … More than two years. Five Nights gritted his teeth so hard that they almost broke.
Jian Nan suddenly said, "We can avoid the problem of a leveling area for a day."
"Why?" Five Nights felt that an hour for a leveling area was too much! After experiencing a blow that would take a day, he immediately lowered his bottom line.
Jian Nan said, "Actually, if a leveling area only provides efficient leveling methods for one class, we definitely won't have to worry about the registration of players. The reason why we're providing nine leveling methods in a leveling area is mainly because we're tailor-made. Another reason is that if we're only targeting a single class, we're afraid that players of other classes will maliciously cause trouble. But this time, the situation was different. Eight hundred leveling areas were activated at the same time. We could have one hundred leveling areas for Mages, one hundred for Warriors, one hundred for Thieves, and so on and so forth. The last hundred would be for special needs. Isn't this simpler and more convenient to operate? "
"That's right!!" Five Nights became spirited when he heard this idea. Why didn't he think of it just now? It seemed that he was too worried. Five Nights patted his head and looked at Jian Nan gratefully. This way, although he was back to the one hour for a leveling area, after experiencing the ups and downs, one hour for a leveling area made him feel extremely happy.
Gu Fei added, "One hour for a leveling area is 104 days. You also felt that it was a bit too long. But coincidentally, I have something to tell you. After this, we can reduce the number of leveling areas. Won't the time be shortened? "
Five Nights was startled. The number of leveling areas was reduced, but it meant that the income would be greatly reduced! Just as he was thinking about this, Gu Fei continued, "The efficient leveling method doesn't have no requirements for monsters. Levels and classes aren't important. The most important thing is that the monsters have to be humanoid."
"Humanoid monsters?" Five Nights was startled.
"That's right. Humanoid monsters don't have to be human. As long as they stand and act like humans, it's fine. For example, Werewolves. But those crawling animals, flying birds and insects, and those Elemental Wandering Souls that had no hands or face were definitely out of the question. If you still think there are too many after removing these, you can also remove the humanoid monsters that use spell chanting as an attack method. If that's not enough … "
"It's enough, it's enough. Let me calculate, let me calculate." Five Nights was anxious. It turned out that not all 800 leveling areas could be played, but they still had to be deleted. Furthermore, the requirement for the humanoid monsters was quite harsh. In such a fantastical world, the non-human creatures that Gu Fei had just mentioned were naturally the main characters. In the scenes where they acted as rehearsal level NPCs, they were more than enough to compete with the humanoid monsters. Five Nights estimated that with Gu Fei's words, half of the leveling areas had been removed. This meant that he would lose half of his income. Just thinking about it made Five Nights' heart ache.
A large pile of information returned to his hands. He distributed it to the ten people beside him and began to quickly organize it. The information on the monsters in the leveling areas was also listed. It was easy to tell whether they were humans or ghosts. But even so, the statistics still took a long time. In the end, everyone reported the numbers and the results were out. Five Nights was very depressed. The parallel world really wasn't a normal human society. After this calculation, the number of humanoid monsters was even less than he had imagined. There were only 331 leveling areas, which was still over a hundred away from half!
"331 …" Five Nights reported the numbers to Gu Fei and the others as he calculated in his heart. On the other side, Kennan You directly calculated, "331 leveling areas. According to the 40,000 people we previously leveled at the White Mill, each person will charge 99 gold coins. That will be 1.31 billion gold coins. According to the current exchange rate of 100 to 30 gold coins, it will be around 300 million gold coins. How much is it? "
"20%." Gu Fei said.
"Then the bottom line will be 60 million." Kennan You nodded.
"No, no, no … …" Five Nights had already begun to shake his head. When he received the information, he had already roughly estimated the profits. Of course, he had already prepared for it. Although 800 had become 300, the principle was still the same. After Five Nights shouted "no", he followed up, "Right now, 331 leveling areas are open at the same time. It's completely different from when you only opened one leveling area. We can't use your data to calculate this. "
"Then how do you think we should calculate it?" Gu Fei asked.
"There's a problem that I've been emphasizing, and that is the risk! It's mainly from the game company. Frankly speaking, I don't think this deal will end well. It's very likely that we'll be stopped by the game company right from the start. So, my plan is different from your previous actions. This time, we put up the signboard of 331 leveling areas. This influence is too big. We don't have time to wait for one or two days for players to register. At most, we'll have to start teaching in one or two hours! This is because we need to race against time with the game company. Perhaps the moment we put up the advertisement, they'll already be holding a meeting to discuss how to deal with this matter. We have to get ahead of them as soon as possible and make as much money as possible. That's why there's a lot of flexibility in how much we can earn from this trip. This, combined with the game company's reaction, is something we can't predict. Using your method to get 40,000 people isn't a good idea for us, "Five Nights said.
"Oh? Then if the game company asks you to stop, what will you do? "Gu Fei asked.
"That can't be helped. We, Inky, have a partial partnership with the game company. If they ask us to stop, we have to comply." Five Nights said.
"Then after they ask us to stop, what should we do with the players who have already paid but haven't had time to learn the efficient leveling method?" Gu Fei asked.
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[Butterfly Knot: The connecting storyline is expected to be completed by tomorrow. Next week will be the content for the new generation!]
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