Otherworldly Architect

Chapter 164 Rescue Operation

"When you are 40 years old, you have a lot of people under your control, and you have money and leisure, what kind of games will you like?"

Asking this question made Xia Cheng slightly stunned.

Then Xia Cheng showed a very narrow expression.

Mingyan immediately said: "It's a serious video game, don't make jokes."

Xia Cheng was a little regretful, but then showed a slightly naughty expression.

"..." Ming Yan blushed, "Don't make fun of me!"

Xia Cheng was even more regretful: "Okay."

After a while, Xia Cheng shook his head.

"Honey, I think I was rarely interested in games before I met you." Xia Cheng propped his chin and said, "The entertainment in real life is already rich enough, not to mention that sometimes, work is also a kind of entertainment."

Mingyan didn't understand very well, and said, "You were not a workaholic before."

Xia Cheng: "It's not like that, you know, my previous work status may be different from yours..."

Yes, it is clearly stated that when the essence of a workaholic breaks out, you lock yourself in a small dark room and work day and night.

But when the young master of the Xia family was working, it was completely different——

Maybe someone else was fighting in front of the computer, while he was sunbathing by the pool, casually talking about business with a big guy next to him, and a deal of several hundred million came just like that;

Or others are struggling to catch the train and get up in the middle of the night.Xia Cheng may sleep comfortably until morning, and then a private aircraft has come to pick him up from the helipad on the top floor of his home;

Even if it is the same document writing, others will scratch their heads and work overtime until midnight, and the boss will pick a mistake and rewrite it.With Xia Cheng's order, the secretary helped him draft the draft, and let him finalize it.

The gap between people can be so big.

It is conceivable that these "career-successful" bosses actually enjoy their working time, because on the one hand, it is not so painful, on the other hand, the sense of accomplishment is equally great.

Just imagine!

If when you are in a meeting, other people are submissive to you and let you point the country, you will also like the meeting.

If you can earn 20 per hour while sleeping, and now you can earn [-] per hour for a meal with one person, you will also fall in love with business trips and entertainment.

At that level, the extra difficulty just makes them feel more fun and challenging, not painfully trivial.

So after the meal, Mingyan thoughtfully returned to his studio in Tulongbaodao.

He said to the deputy chief: "Give me a little time."

Then I started to retreat and write the design draft.

He had a very good inspiration: Since these bosses like to fight for their careers, why not give them another "career" chance?

……

At this time, when he was clearly ignorant, Blue Star Studio was also paying attention to a group of special players.

This is in the world of the first expansion of "Xia Ke Xing", the entire world map has not changed much.

At this time, on the snow-capped Zhongnan Mountain, a wonderful event is going on.

Many players wore thick padded jackets, carried many climbing props, and carried a load of food and medicine, forming a long line.

And the strangest thing is that there is a player in the middle who is climbing the mountain with another player on his back.

This matter first originated from a small post on the Blue Star Forum.

[My uncle is going to participate in the "Far Planet" project soon. His favorite game is Blue Star's "Xia Ke Xing". He wants to climb to the top of Zhongnan Mountain, but unfortunately he has no time. 】

The so-called "Far Planet" project is actually a semi-military project of the Chaoyang Alliance, which aims to bring an army to a brand new star field for land reclamation activities.

The new star field is thousands of light-years away from the border of Chaoyang Alliance, and it can only go back and forth through wormholes and superluminal channels. Usually, the communication costs are very high.

The soldiers opened up wasteland in the distant star field, not only have to experience many unknown risks, but also basically cut off contact with their families, let alone have the opportunity to play "Xia Ke Xing".

The next call for the project will be on January 1rd. After the last festival for the soldiers and their families, they are about to leave for a long journey.

And this player whose game ID is called "Dragon City" can only give up his wish in the game with great regret: he wants to achieve the achievement of climbing to the top of Zhongnan Mountain.

As an "interstellar pioneer", he voluntarily joined the government project for nothing but to see more stars and seas. This has always been his ideal—even in games.

Zhongnan Mountain is currently the second highest foothill in "Xia Ke Xing". It is considered a sacred mountain by the aborigines, and it can be said to go straight into the sky-the relative height of more than 800 meters is nothing in the interstellar era. There is no corresponding technology in the world of Xia Ke Xing, so it is naturally difficult.

Many of the players have tried, but most of them returned halfway. So far, no one has been able to achieve the achievement of "the first to climb to the top of Zhongnan Mountain".

A large part of the difficulty of climbing comes from the physical limitations in "Xia Ke Xing".

The current level of the players has not exceeded level 60. Even if they can learn the best lightness kung fu, their physical strength and internal strength are not enough to support them to "fly" directly, and there must be a period of climbing in the middle.

But with crawling, the physical exertion goes up immediately, and the character needs to eat food all the time to maintain it.

And the higher you go, the colder the climate, and the players don't have enough internal strength, and they will start to lose blood at about 1000 meters - either drink good wine to keep out the cold, or they can only take drugs.

But here comes the problem again: if you bring food, wine and medicine, the weight of the character will go up again, and more energy will be consumed when climbing.

You can't just focus on climbing, but also bring enough supplies when you come down-it's not a perfect achievement if you just go up but can't come down.

This is a vicious circle, and the current players are still unable to overcome it. The most prepared people have gone up to a height of 1200 meters, and there is still a full third of the distance from the top of the mountain.

"Dragon City" intends to try one last time on his final vacation.

His family was very understanding and followed his progress.

After careful calculation, Longcheng brought enough supplies, and then began to try—but the calculations were not as good as the sky, and there was a rare blizzard on Zhongnan Mountain.

Dragon City ran aground on the mountainside, at a position of more than 900 meters, trapped in the wind and snow.

There are still more than half of the supplies, but he can only sit in the ice cave he dug and wait, because he knows that Blizzard will consume all his energy and break the balance he calculated... He has no chance.

Moreover, the weather lasted for three days in the game. Longcheng was buried alone in the snow, and he probably wouldn't be able to go back.

So, he chose to go offline, closed "Xia Ke Xing" with a little regret, then kissed his wife on the face, and said, "It's okay, dear."

——Of course it matters! !

Someone shouted in his heart.

Longcheng's nephew also likes to play "Xia Ke Xing", he hurried back to the bedroom and opened a post, telling this regretful story.

Once this post was published, it immediately attracted the attention of many players.

They all started to come up with ideas, and someone proposed to organize a team to rescue Longcheng in the snowstorm.

Although some people said: [Forget it, just to save a game character is not worth it, anyway, the only thing that can be revived is to lose some experience points. 】

But there were also people who kept repeating: [Quickly find the "Little Red Flower" guild!Go to the "Little Red Flower" guild!Go to the "Little Red Flower" guild! 】

The Little Red Flower Guild is a guild established by the players of "Xia Ke Xing", a relatively loose leisure organization, and does not participate in any battles.

The purpose of their establishment is to "help newcomers".

Their daily routine is to answer some new players' questions on the forum, help some players through difficult times, and sometimes rescue some players who are in prison.

After being hacked by Aite, a member replied at the bottom of the post: [We are thinking of a way... They have assembled a team and are preparing to climb Zhongnanshan. 】

The Little Red Flower Guild gathered a total of 46 members, and they all came to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.

The "military adviser" among them had already calculated the route, and according to the coordinates provided by Longcheng, a 19-member rescue team went up the mountain—plus Longcheng himself, they could form a team of 20 people.

The rest of the members were responsible for the logistical measures. They collected a lot of high-quality spirits, medicines and dry food, just to allow the rescue team to consume less energy.

More members are still in different places, but after hearing the news, many people sent their best supplies directly by mail.

When they set off, someone started a live broadcast to broadcast the rescue activity live.

In the barrage, someone pointed out: [Is it worth it?You have spent so much supplies, it is enough for him to die ten more times. 】

The rescue team spent a day and a half in the game and finally found the Dragon City character in the ice cave.

They notified the little nephew through the forum, and the little nephew hurried into the bedroom, dug out his uncle, and said excitedly: "They are going to save you! They are really going to save you!!"

Dragon City was still confused at first, but after going online, he quickly understood the situation.

"Thank you, thank you..." he said hoarsely.

One member of the rescue team picked him up, and unexpectedly, they prepared to continue climbing up.

Members of the rescue team said:

"Since we have come here, we must carry out our ideals to the end!"

"I've also wanted to go up and take a look."

"Let's go to see the starry sky at the top of Zhongnan Mountain together. I don't know which one of the distant planets it is - thank you for going there instead of us!"

Long Cheng's body had been frozen in the ice cave for two days, and he was carried forward by the members in turn.

Swallowing a mouthful of strong wine burned his chest like fire.

The blizzard passed slowly, and the team struggled to leave a winding trail on the snow mountain.

Their supplies are carefully calculated.

At 1200 meters, the five members handed over almost everything in their backpacks, took two dry food cakes, and slowly went down the mountain.

At 1500 meters, five more members left the team. They left the team one by one like the fuel tanks of a rocket, and they came here for logistical supplies at first.

They smiled and said goodbye: "Come on, boss! The success depends on you!"