SEC Chapter 1: Alexander vs. the First Emperor?
Chapter 1: Alexander vs. the First Emperor?
Parallel Blue Star, Great Xia.
Donghai City.
In a top-floor office of a building, a man in a suit frowned, his eyes fixed on the screen in front of him.
A video of Daxia is playing on the computer screen.
"...According to statistics, less than 10% of young people currently understand history. In order to promote the traditional culture of the Great Xia Dynasty, we are launching the [History Competition]."
Divided into dozens of categories including music, film, games, and novels, the competition advocates promoting the excellent traditional culture of the Great Xia Dynasty, with content revolving around history...
On the computer screen, comments were flooding the screen.
"I heard Tencent has entered the [Games] category, looking forward to it!"
"Tencent will definitely not disappoint!"
"Hopefully, Tencent will release a good game!"
Then, all the comments on the screen became one word: "Looking forward to Tencent!"
Lin Lang couldn't help but gasp in shock as he watched the video.
"What the hell?!"
"So parallel universes really do exist!"
He was originally spending the night with a friend he hadn't seen in years, planning to relive the fun of his college days.
But to my surprise, the scene before me changed completely the moment I opened my eyes!
Before Lin Lang could process the fact that he had transmigrated, a torrent of memories surged in, leaving him no time to react.
It turns out he transmigrated into the body of a game designer in this parallel world, and the two looked exactly alike and had the same name.
Even the way they died was the same... but the reasons were quite different.
He himself died from long hours of working overtime and staying up all night, while Lin Lang in this parallel world died from overwork and a sudden outburst of anger.
So it seems I'm still quite lucky... at least I time-traveled.
But after Lin Lang finished processing the memories in his mind, he couldn't help but get a headache.
In this world, the self staked everything on making games, using his parents' retirement savings, his childhood friend's savings, and all his own savings to establish an independent studio.
I want to pursue my gaming dream, create a blockbuster game with my best friends, and etch my name into the history of gaming in China!
However, things didn't go as planned. The games he designed were not as outstanding as he had imagined, and they were unremarkable and failed to make a splash.
After learning that the Great Xia Dynasty had launched this "historical competition", he decided to participate.
According to the memories in my mind, the history of this world is the same as that of Earth.
The only difference is that the music, gaming, and film industries in the United States are highly developed, creating waves among contemporary young people.
This resulted in the Great Xia suffering from extremely serious cultural invasion!
Nobody cares about their own history; everyone grows up hearing about figures like Napoleon and Alexander the Great.
As for the First Emperor?
Who is that? Is he half as powerful as Alexander the Great?
The consequences of such a degree of cultural invasion are slowly beginning to emerge.
Da Xia launched this "History Competition" for this very reason: to let contemporary young people appreciate the charm of their own culture.
To enhance public participation, the ranking of entries is determined by public votes, and the top entries in each category will receive generous prizes, as well as various honors and support!
The champion's prize money is a whopping 50 million League Coins!
The original owner participated in the [Games] category for the prize money, and also to make a name for the studio through this competition.
To this end, I specifically borrowed 10 million Alliance Coins from the bank for game creation, purchasing game engines, servers, motion capture data, and so on, and also went to learn about the history of the Great Xia Dynasty.
It took a full six months to create a game with top-notch graphics and colors that incorporates the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Driven by curiosity, Lin Lang tried out the game created by the original creator.
Indeed, it is excellent in terms of character modeling, rendering technology, and dynamic simulation, making the characters and costumes in the game very exquisite.
The black stockings on Sun Shangxiang's legs showed different levels of luster depending on the angle, and the changes in her facial expressions were also very natural as her skin changed.
From this perspective, the original owner's money was not wasted.
But just as Lin Lang was about to explore other ways to play, he discovered...
Gone!
That's all for the game!
Lin Lang reluctantly turned off the game screen and sighed.
What fun can there be in just this one dress-up feature?
What kind of game concept is this original character from...?
Gamers thought the same way. After the original creator released the beta version of "Three Kingdoms Dress-up Simulator", players left comments criticizing it.
I'm here to play games, not to watch you change clothes. How boring!
[This game's concept is older than my grandma's age, what were they thinking?]
Amidst all the criticism, the game received a score of 2.3, which was given because some perverted players wanted to add swimsuit elements to it.
The game was released yesterday, but I lost my life today.
Unfortunately, after spending a full six months and investing so much money in the game, this is the feedback we've received!
If this were to actually go live, even enemies would probably forgive and forget, and creditors would have to soften their hearts!
Not to mention recovering costs or even making a profit.
Who could accept this...?
Lin Lang leaned back in his office chair and rubbed his throbbing head.
Now look what's happened! All this mess has befallen me, and I'm not sure how I'm going to pay back this huge debt!
It's hellish difficulty right from the start...
My eyes scanned the time on the computer screen; there were only three weeks left until the [History Competition].
There's no way to turn things around with this "Three Kingdoms Costume Simulator." If it were released, it would be drowned in criticism from players, which would be tantamount to suicide.
A new game must be launched to participate in the competition.
However, there are many problems at present. The first problem is that there is not enough time. What kind of game can be created in three weeks?
It took a full six months to create its predecessor, a dress-up simulator game. If it were a different genre, it would have taken at least a year!
Secondly, there's the issue of funds. After all the ups and downs the original owner went through, there wasn't much money left for him to use.
But the most important thing isn't those two points... it's that I don't know how to make games!
If we're talking about gaming, then I'm pretty good at it, like League of Legends, Overwatch, Red Alert, and so on.
I've played all kinds of games, including FPS, MOBA, and RPG.
Do you really think all these years of internet use were for nothing?!
But... this doesn't really have much to do with making games.
Difficult!
What am I supposed to do now?!
Lin Lang stood up anxiously from his chair and paced back and forth in the office, thinking of a solution.
History... history...
Various historical games came to mind.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Lin Lang, and he remembered a "highly acclaimed" game!
Three Kingdoms Kill!
If we brought the game "Three Kingdoms Kill" to this world...
A quick look at the existing games revealed that there are no games similar to "Three Kingdoms Kill".
Moreover, the materials from the previous game can also be used, which greatly saves costs!
Lin Lang's gaze gradually hardened.
Let players around the world experience the charm of the Three Kingdoms!