Otherworldly Architect

Christon didn't wake up until the next afternoon with his head covered.

The strong hangover caused him to lie down in the biological medical cabin. After paying a little money, he was finally resurrected with full blood.

...then he was stunned by the burst of text messages on his phone.

Click on a text message from a good buddy.

【Brother NB! ! ! There are many people who participated in the Blue Star internal test, and there are not many people who gave bad reviews. You are the first to make such a big mess! ! ! 】

Chris Tong quickly logged into his social account.

Then he saw the video that was widely circulated. The title with the most traffic now is [Blue Star was tragically in Waterloo, listen to what the professional players said].

The memories of last night came up slowly, and Chris held his head in despair: "God, what have I done!!!"

He opened the address book, hoping that Bluestar Studio hadn't found that video...

But he saw at first glance that the Blue Star studio was placed on the top, and they sent an email inviting him to continue testing today.

Chris Tong: "..."

Chris Tong's cold sweat broke down at once!

His first reaction was as in the TV series. After the young man offended the underworld eldest brother, the latter didn't seem to be embarrassed. He invited him over to be a guest with a smile, and then secretly ordered his subordinates to "kill him!"^

- a horror story like that.

But I immediately thought that this is still a society ruled by law, and that the Blue Star Building is still in such a lively business district, so there should be no murders.

The one who can make him generate so much pressure at this moment, and even start to think wildly, is indeed the terrifying smiling Chief Master Hu Ming...

It is said that people who have always been very kind are the most terrifying when they get angry.

After one hour.

Inexplicably, everyone in the Blue Star Building saw that Chris was here, but it was very strange.

He also brought two good buddies, all three of them wearing thick protective suits and wearing super-obvious health detection bracelets on their hands, dawdling in nervously.

The secretary went to pick him up in person, and asked warmly, "Are you two sick together?"

Chris said, "No no no, that this... they are not qualified for the test, but they have to accompany me, and I am embarrassed to refuse."

Miss Secretary: "..." But I saw the execution ground on their faces.

Bluestar's external testing has always been very rigorous, and at least the daily testing process has a theme goal.

Today, the test content they wrote on paper is called [Extreme Combat Test].

When it was time for the unified test, Chris sat tremblingly into the VR experience warehouse and asked, "Master Ming is so busy, he shouldn't be here for today's test, right?"

The secretary showed a mysterious smile: "But he returned to the studio yesterday."

Chris Tong: "..." It's over.

Chris Tong, who re-entered the game, noticed that the main menu of "Assassin's Way" today is slightly different.

Yesterday, the game also showed that it was "offline", because the internal test is generally carried out on the internal network and does not enter the host communication stage, so each tester is playing the game in an offline state.

But today is different. The game automatically logs in to an account with an ID of "T0182", which may mean Tester No. 182.

The staff next to him reminded in a timely manner: "The first item of today's test content is the online task, please do the first cooperative task first."

The so-called "cooperative mission" refers to the mission that players cooperate with each other and several assassins perform together.

Compared with the single-player task (offline mode game), this kind of task is generally a little more difficult, but there are many more enemies, the task process is also a little longer, and it pays more attention to the spirit of cooperation.

But this time, what does Chris match with the player "PlayerA"... The name looks very casual, and the style of playing the game looks very casual.

He came up and said, "Follow me."

Then, he stepped directly into the warning area, bypassing the guard's vision all the way, and sneaking in carefully.

Chris looked at him so skilled, and seemed to memorize the deployment situation along the way, and guessed in his heart that he might be an old player who was there during the closed beta.

So Chris didn't speak, and silently followed him in.

PlayerA took Chris Tong, climbed all the way from the eaves, and sneaked into the inner area of ​​the church.

At this time, Chris Tong couldn't help but said: "There is no sneak route ahead, and one of the guards will be alerted." As a professional assassin player, his judgment is still very accurate.

PlayerA glanced back at him, still didn't say anything, but suddenly accelerated and ran forward.

The guard NPCs who were present found their tracks at the time, rushed up screaming, and directly touched the highest alert state.

Chris was also stunned, cursed in a low voice, and hurriedly followed PlayerA and continued to run—

If he stays, he is the target!

PlayerA didn't look back all the way, dashed to a certain place and climbed straight up.

Chris went up to the roof with him, and the guards below couldn't see them for a while, so they had to follow him up.

At this time, PlayerA finally turned around and smiled at Chris Tong.

Chris Tong: "??"

The next second, PlayerA stretched out and kicked Chris down together.

Chris Tong: "...!!!!!!"

The guards who followed their buttocks immediately surrounded Chris like a tide.

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

Before he could speak, Chris Tong hurriedly pulled out his sword to block the guards' attack, and suddenly fell into a siege battle.

Then he saw the team channel, and PlayerA Shi Shiran said, "I'm sorry, brother, but I don't know the infiltration route. Anyway, you're here. You cut it first, then I'm going to do the task, 88."

"..."

Chris was in tears, and he was still forced to fight in blood. He watched this **** teammate pat his **** and run away!

The function of the Holy Sword was weakened by Blue Star Studio overnight. Although Chris Tong could still use it to fight back, he was no longer as handy as yesterday.

He was struggling to resist the guards' wheel battle, but because there were too many people, there was no chance of escape at all.

Moreover, PlayerA also triggered the advanced alert, and there will be a steady stream of guards refreshed.

Chris Tong can only be trapped here and fight and fight and fight until...

[Ding, the cooperation mission has been completed, and the rewards are being settled...

Please get off your guard, go back to anonymity, and settle tasks in the Bluebell Chapter. 】

The system prompt sounds.

With the same distraction, Chris was slashed by the guards.

The perfect defensive state was broken immediately. Chris was in a state of injury and was slashed one by one by the surrounding guards, and he rose to the sky decisively.

"..."

After the resurrection, Chris Tong, with blue veins all over his head, rushed back to the Bluebell branch angrily.

He saw that PlayerA happily and leisurely completed the task and walked towards him.

Chris roared: "You use me!"

"Thank you, brother." PlayerA patted his shoulder happily, "You attracted most of the firepower, and the rest of the guards ran to see the safety of the mission target. I tracked them and found the target at once, and it went well. The assassination is over. You see, it's still very interesting to use your brain to do the task."

Chris Tong: "..."

A moment later, Chris was in the test room next door.

PlayerA launched the login status, walked out of the VR device, and neatly sorted out the golden hair.

Ming Yan came over and smiled and said, "The mission was successful?"

PlayerA - Xia Cheng gave him a high five: "It's perfect, my teammates are really good tool people."

Ming Yan said: "It's not bad, I need him to do a new round of battle tests in the afternoon."

Xia Cheng said: "Don't worry, he was beaten by NPCs for a few minutes before he died, and his performance is still very good."

Both of them showed the same happy smile at the same time.

After the test in the morning, it was time for lunch break.

Chris sat opposite his two best friends and ate a nutritious lunch provided by Blue Star.

The two best friends visited the Blue Star Building all morning, and have completely forgotten what they are here for——

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh, the Welfare of the Blue Star is not very good! There is still two chicken legs in lunch !!"

"The crayfish at the window over there is free, and the supply is limited!"

"Why don't you and Chris take it?"

Chris Tong stabbed his steak with a fork angrily: "I was used! He used me for tasks!"

The best friend said: "Hey, what's the matter, isn't the task completed?"

Chris said, "That's not the same! I didn't do anything, I was just a sandbag - the kind who was beaten by a group of NPCs with a holy sword! I have a feeling of... a kind of IQ being crushed, you know ?"

Best buddy: "Uh uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh! It's 12 o'clock! Yogurt is starting to come out of the window over there! Oh my god, there's ice cream! Blue Star Dad, I love you!"

Chris Tong: "..."

In the afternoon, we continued the [Extreme Battle Test]. This time, the staff said, "Please open the battle mission this time. We will randomly match you with an equal opponent."

Chris was gearing up for it and didn't speak.

He is a well-known League A Assassin player himself, so he is naturally a little arrogant. In the sixth star province, he believes that the person who can defeat himself with the assassin profession is no more than one hand...

A small game test, still want a rival to his level?

Then, a player with the ID "PlayerB" came online.

The battle quickly reached the preparation stage, with a 30-second countdown.

After the countdown is over, the two of them are free to sneak, assassinate, and perform all activities allowed in the game—the one who survives in the end wins.

"!" Chris looked at the ID opposite and couldn't help asking, "What does it have to do with PlayerA in the morning?"

"Huh?" PlayerB said, "who is that?"

His intonation was normal, and he sounded like a minor, even with a candy in his mouth.

Chris Tong suddenly felt relieved.

ten minutes later.

[Ding, the first round of the confrontation mission has ended.

The current score is: 0:1.

Players are asked to prepare for the next round. 】

The thirty-second countdown begins.

Chris said angrily: "This is impossible! Who are you! I have beaten all the people who specialize in stealth in the Sixth Star Province, and you are not one of them!"

PlayerB tilted his head: "Then... maybe it's because I'm from the second star province."

Chris Tong: "We have a decent game! Just like on the field of the A League!"

When PlayerB heard this, he smiled happily: "Okay, okay."

After two minutes.

[Ding, the second round of the confrontation mission has ended.

The current score is: 0:2.

Players are asked to prepare for the next round. 】

The thirty-second countdown begins again.

Chris Tong... showed a state of frustrated body forward bending (OTZ), and fell on the field of the preparation session: "You... Who are you? This kind of pace skill... It's impossible..."

PlayerB: "Are you tired? Then take another 30 seconds of rest, it's okay. By the way, you can take out your holy sword."

Chris was also shocked: "How do you know about the holy sword?"

PlayerB said with a smile: "Because I have also done that mission, I have also obtained the holy sword, but when I took it, it was like abusing an ancient person with a laser gun. It's boring, and I can't train my skills. So it's just lazier, more arrogant."

Chris Tong: "..."

Spring Thunder! Daigo empowerment!

Another ten minutes passed.

[Ding, the third round of the confrontation mission has ended.

The current score is: 0:3.

The confrontation task is over, and the winner is: PlayerB.

Please wait in place and exit the scene after 10 seconds. 】

Chris squatted in the corner without speaking.

PlayerB smiled and said, "Although the fighters are so clever, you are quite skilled at getting beat up. Let's practice together next time!"

Chris still didn't want to speak.

PlayerB said: "I have a chance to see you on the field in the League One, bye bye!"

Chris Tong...has been autistic.

A moment later, next door to the testing room.

PlayerB - Luke jumped out of the VR device and was happy to see Mingyan prepared a box of lollipops for him.

Ming Yan said, "Is the test still going well?"

Luke raised his head and showed a pure smile: "It's very smooth, the battle process is very smooth! The blow of beating is very strong, but I don't know if the feeling of being beaten is the same... Wait and ask the other side!"

Ming Yan nodded and said politely: "Okay, the staff will ask Chris about it later."

Luke scratched his hair and said, "Then... my mission here is over. It's almost time to go back and report to the master."

"Say hello to Odin for me." Ming Yan nodded, "Come and join our team building event at night, there is delicious Blue Star hot pot. There are also three limited editions of "Assassin's Way" for you to bring back... …”

"Hooray!!!" Luke jumped up happily.

Chris was not so happy.

He walked out of the testing room and saw his two best friends sitting on the bench outside.

Chris walked to the next to sit down, buried the head into the dead ... And the shoulders of the fat ..., smashing: "Hey, oh, 我 嗷 的! 蓝 蓝 怎么Pervert! I was hammered for three consecutive rounds and couldn't fight back. The PlayerB on the opposite side was just, really...how do I think his footwork looks like a 'flash', what's going on! I tested a game and already made it Most of the day's sandbags!"

After a howl, he found that his best friends did not respond.

Look up again-

These two best friends were not listening to their cry at all! !

The two besties were looking up at the big screen outside the test chamber.

The big screen is playing "The Assassin's Way" to test the players' wonderful operations. Among them, PlayerA goes deep into the enemy camp alone and stabs the mission target in a thrilling way.

The two best friends were clenching their fists and clenching their teeth, apparently completely immersed in the tense "plot".

"PlayerA is rushing! Come on, PlayerA! There's still one blood left!"

"Dodge the spear on the left--yes, and the one on the right with the knife!"

Speaking of excitement, he also stood up and shook, as if he was really dodging the attack on the screen.

"Long live PlayerA ah ah ah ah!"

After shouting, a best friend suddenly realized that Chris Tong had come out of the testing room.

Chris Tong opened his mouth, just about to say something.

The best friend has grabbed his shoulder excitedly and shook it vigorously: "This game looks so fun! It's really fun, I'm so envious that you have been testing for two days! I can't wait, when will it be released! You are Say it! When will we be able to play it!"

Chris Tong: "..."

On this day, when he was only 24 years old, he suddenly felt the pain of "being betrayed and separated from each other".

The break time passed quickly.

Chris walked back to the testing room with heavy steps.

The staff still had that professional smile: "This is the last test of the day, thank you. The last test is to fight with NPCs in Hard Mode. Please open the 'Challenge Mission' item."

"..."

For some reason, Chris Tong saw the smile of the Chief Master Ming from the face of this Blue Star staff member inexplicably...

- Oh no no.

——It must be that I have seen too many expression packs of the Devil series and have hallucinations!

Chris Tong wiped his face with his palm and regained his energy.

He thought to himself: After being a sandbag for almost a day, these test players are all animals! This time, it's finally my turn to fight NPCs, so I can finally regain some confidence!

After thinking about it, he felt that he was so degenerate, a dignified professional player in the League A, and finally degenerated to the point where he could only regain his self-confidence by fighting NPCs...

[Ding, the challenge mission begins.

Please defeat the NPC Senior Assassin Odin within 60 minutes. 】

"?"

Chris raised his head and saw that in the empty arena, countless lights and shadows finally merged into one shadow——

That figure, in the League A arena, is known as the "God of Assassins", "God of War in the sky", "The Great Demon King", "The No. 1 Beauty in the E-sports Circle", "The Most Difficulty of Professional Games"...

Tyron Odin!

It is recognized as the strongest player in the e-sports circle, the belief of all assassin players!

NPC Odin turned around, a pair of dark golden eyes looked at Chris Tong with indifference, and a short dagger exclusive to the bluebell flower appeared in his right hand, and it flipped deftly in his palm like a letter with a poisonous tongue. .

At that time, Chris Tong's legs were weak, and he thought: I'm done!

Immediately afterwards, the system started a 30-second countdown.

Chris Tong's rationality returned a little, and he thought hesitantly in his heart: This is an NPC, and it will definitely not be as strong as the real Odin... Otherwise, I'll just kneel down and call my father and it's over! It's impossible for this game to be this difficult. Anyway, I'll try it first. If I can beat it, I can play it, but if I can't beat it... Can I call my father?

After half an hour.

[Ding, the 29th challenge failed, the role is being reconstructed.

Challenge mission remaining time: 41 minutes. 】

NPC Odin triggered his lines again: "Don't try to deceive me, I can see from your expression what you are thinking, what you are going to do..."

This sentence, in the past battle, Chris Tong has heard several times.

This NPC really seems to have the ability to read minds! !

Chris felt as if he had been expected every time he made a move. Odin had prepared a countermeasure in advance, and he pressed himself to death with two clicks!

How does this play? This can't be played!

All in all, after a while.

[Ding, the 87th challenge failed, and the role is being reconstructed.

The remaining time of the challenge mission has ended, this challenge: failed.

Please wait in place and exit the scene after 10 seconds. 】

Chris Tong was once again frustrated and bent forward (OTZ), and knelt down in the preparation arena.

"Sorry! Dad! I'll never look down on NPCs again!"

Exited the VR game warehouse again.

With a dull expression, Chris looked at the ceiling blankly, shutting himself up.

The staff handed out a form and smiled and asked him to fill it out next door.

Chris walked to the next door like a walking dead.

Then he actually heard other test players talking and laughing:

"Hahaha, long life, I'm actually the man who fought against the Assassin God!"

"How long did it take you to fight Odin?"

"It took me twenty minutes to discover the mystery..."

"Haha, after I hit it twice, I suddenly reacted!"

"Bluestar's design is really interesting. I never thought that the game could be played like this, as if it broke through the dimensional wall, but after I figured it out, I felt so amazing..."

While writing the test feedback form, Chris roared in his heart: No! you lie to me! This is impossible! Even the NPC Demon King is invincible, even I can't beat it... Could it be that all the players tested in Blue Star are League A champions? !

This question continued until he had a love dinner at Blue Star.

Compared with lunch, dinner was obviously more abundant, and the players gathered together lively, talking and laughing about their game experience.

When Chris's two best friends saw that their friend was autistic, they resolutely ran to another table...

Hearing other players talking about the game, the two of them are simply drooling!

——Even if you can’t play the game, it’s good to be one step ahead of others and to know a little more about the game content!

Chris sat alone with him, and that was half a tear after eating a meal.

He feels that his ID can be updated, and he will be called "Kerry Sandbag Sitong" in the future. After being beaten all day, he lost every game horribly. This sandbag has no sense of disobedience...

The more I thought about it, the more miserable it became, I was almost crying.

At this moment, someone asked, "Is there anyone here?"

Chris said, "No."

The man sat down opposite Chris Tong, opened his bowl of rice, and ate.

Chris also saw the blue star's work card hanging on this person, and it seemed that he was also one of the staff.

After thinking for a while, Chris Tong finally couldn't help but ask: "That challenge mission... how did it go? I don't believe anyone can beat such a strong NPC."

The staff opposite looked up at Chris Tong, and asked with a kind smile, "Did you not clear the customs?"

As a high-end player, Chris has never been behind. Hearing this question, he blushed and nodded uneasily.

The staff said: "You probably haven't played the teaching level well. There are many information prompts in the teaching level, and NPC Odin himself has spoken lines."

Chris asked: "Does he have mind reading skills? How to fight this?"

The staff made a gesture and smiled: "Take off the nerve ring and hit it with the handle."

Chris Tong: "??"

After a few seconds.

Spring Thunder! Daigo empowerment!

Chris Tong shouted: "Is that so!!!"

The staff said happily: "This NPC itself is that we have read Odin's multiple game records and trained an AI to imitate his fighting style. Of course, by doing this, we can learn 30% to 40% of Odin's skills. Come on. In order to make up for this gap, we have opened a small plug-in to the AI ​​- when the player operates through the neural ring, the AI ​​can read the player's behavior in advance, and then make countermeasures. And counter this The plug-in method is also very simple, just hit it with the handle, so that the AI ​​can't read your next move."

Sao operation, this is definitely another Sao operation in game design.

But thinking about it carefully, there is no big problem, but it really feels like breaking the dimensional wall - a boss in a game, actually requires the player to replace the game equipment to fight? !

The more he thought about it, the more magical he felt, and he couldn't help but want to scold the mother, but then he wanted to applaud the designer.

After a while, he calmed down.

Looking at the staff sitting opposite, Chris said, "Hello, I'm Chris, here to test."

The staff member said: "My name is Maynard, a tester at Blue Star. Hey, we are actually very destined."

Chris Tong: "Huh?"

Maynard touched the back of his head and said, "At one time, I was also a proud iron-headed boy, until later, I played a Blue Star game..."