The Dragon Slayers Studio.
Since the release of the “Warrior – Pufferfish” adventure mission, nothing unexpected has happened in the game.
It was another ordinary workday, with steady earnings.
“The boss in the Shadow Forest has gone missing!” exclaimed a map-checking staff member.
His exclamation didn’t catch the attention of everyone, except for one employee from the art department who lazily yawned and glanced at the alarmed staff member’s desk. Then, from a table with a sign that read “Afternoon Tea,” the art department employee took out a can of coffee, opened it, and sat down while sipping, nonchalantly observing the scene.
Art Department Employee: “Could it be that, like the silly sand vulture from last time, this boss got bored and went out to play?”
The checking team member looked at the person next to her, and right in front of her, she searched for the corresponding map boss’s location code from the documents and entered it.
Searching… Located at… Location successful!
The two widened their eyes, staring in disbelief at the location result.
– Lost Forest – Abyssal Canyon!
The two exchanged incredulous glances and simultaneously denied it in their hearts. It couldn’t be, it couldn’t be!
Although this game was named “Dragon Slayers,” everyone in the studio was actually “Dragon Enthusiasts.” It could be said that all of them had participated in or observed the design process of the dragons.
They were extremely familiar with the personalities, appearances, and even the racial attributes of the dragon species.
As the most powerful beings on the Grans Continent – the dragons.
They were domineering, fierce, unreasonable, possessive, and incredibly self-centered…
Territory, for them, was like their lifeblood, and they wouldn’t tolerate even the slightest infringement!
How could a mid-tier boss like the Shadow Tribe infiltrate the territory of the dragons!
Subsequently, the checking team member, with the idea of confirming their own understanding, clicked on the map screen details.
In the details screen:
In a dimly lit, grayish area that was barely visible, a small, dark “ant swarm” was seen moving in the middle of a massive cave.
Moreover, by observing the ants moving back and forth, it was quite evident that this “ant swarm” was in the process of relocating. Their route was from the outside of the cave into its depths because the ants heading inside were carrying things, while those going outward were empty-handed.
In the upper left corner of the screen, the map’s name was displayed: “Unknown Dragon Lair.”
Just then:
“Duang, Duang, Duang…” The ground-shaking footsteps came from the relatively well-lit side of the cave.
The densely packed ant swarm was disrupted by the tremors, but soon they scattered in all directions, making way for a shaky, makeshift path. Some ants even squeezed against the cave walls to create a narrow space.
As the path had just cleared, the creature responsible for the tremendous commotion revealed itself.
It was a fiery-red Fire Dragon.
The Fire Dragon was imbued with blazing fire elements, and it swiftly passed through the monitoring screen, heading deeper into the cave.
As the Fire Dragon passed through the center of the screen, on top of its fiery head sat a tiny, cute dragon hatchling.
Although it was just a fleeting moment, the two of them still saw it clearly: the dragon hatchling had a glowing night pearl clutched in its paw, and next to it was a group of ants that appeared to be performing a relocation.
After the dragon disappeared quickly, the scattered ant swarm on the ground resumed its orderly movement.
It looked as if there were harmonious interactions between the ants and the dragon.
The Shadow Tribe didn’t sneak into the dragon’s territory as they had initially suspected, but they moved in openly!
Proud and domineering dragons, what has happened to you?!!!
The coffee in the artist’s hand wavered, and he said, “Um… What’s going on?”
The checking team member was also perplexed. Since the target was located within this group of ants, he enlarged the screen and then made a startling discovery…
“Oh my god!!! The Shadow Tribe is evacuating en masse!!!”
This time, the exclamation finally got the attention of everyone in the studio.
Upon hearing that a small map’s boss race had encountered issues, everyone had grown accustomed to it because this game had its own ideas from the first day of launch.
At first, almost everyone had come with the mindset of “Let’s see what kind of surprise you can still give me.”
However, after thoroughly examining the data and maps related to the Dragon Tribe, the entire studio was left dumbfounded. Each person couldn’t help but doubt, “Am I really the creator of this game?”
Why was there a group of hatchlings from weaker races living in the territory of the most solitary and domineering Dragon Tribe in the entire game world? And they were living right under the Dragon Abyss, with the initial signs of a town in place, clearly indicating that they had been there for more than just a day or two.
When the leaders of the group responsible for the second instance saw a boss hatchling in the small town that belonged to their own designs, they all wore expressions of utter bewilderment.
Huh? Isn’t that the future boss I’m responsible for on that map?
The secondary dungeon team is responsible for secondary dungeons. In “Dragon Slayer,” dungeons are mainly divided into mainline dungeons and secondary dungeons. Typically, mainline dungeons are used for gaining experience and resources.
And secondary dungeons also have another name, called “Spirit Pet Dungeons.”
In most secondary dungeons, the boss kings in their normal forms are designed as juveniles. After defeating the mini-boss guarding the level, the final boss king juvenile will evolve into a berserk mode.
Players just need to defeat the berserk boss king to obtain a randomly attributed spirit pet of that race.
Moreover, even if the obtained spirit pet is a common breed, players can freely switch between juvenile and adult appearances after binding it.
Of course, the most impressive spirit pets are the boss kings from each secondary dungeon. Players who tame a boss king receive corresponding privileges in certain maps on the continent.
This is the ultimate surprise left by the secondary dungeon team for lucky players.
Now that these “surprises” have gathered in the dragon clan and even started living peaceful lives, what’s going on?
The secondary team collectively wears a puzzled expression: [Puzzled_black_guy.jpg] Aren’t you supposed to be indispensable assistants for players in dragon slaying?
But it’s not over yet. As the members of the inspection team continued to open map details from various places in the dragon clan’s territory on the public channel, one bizarre scene after another appeared.
As they watched the expressions of the secondary dungeon team members collapse, they secretly rejoiced and thought, “Thank goodness I’m in charge of a section; there’s no way it could go wrong at this stage.” The final mainline planning team members saw a scene and their smiles suddenly froze.
One by one, their eyes widened: Huh??
Why is the long-abandoned Dragon Temple, which in the main storyline becomes relevant only when the dragon clan becomes the enemy of the entire continent and players join forces with NPCs to slay dragons, now completely renovated!?
As it turns out, fate works in mysterious ways, and the heavens spare no one.
Soon, everyone in the room realized that their respective areas of responsibility had also undergone changes.
After a thorough investigation of the entire map, including the boss and NPC situations, the studio fell into a long silence.
In summary, the entire game world had undergone a dramatic transformation compared to their initial design.
After what seemed like a long time, several gaming pods were pushed open, and three young men of varying ages emerged, breaking the silence and stupor that had engulfed the room.
They noticed that nearly everyone in the studio had gathered together but was absorbed in studying the small panels in front of them with furrowed brows.
Jing Xing took a look at the main public screen in front but couldn’t discern anything unusual. However, he sensed that something was amiss and softly asked, “What’s going on?”
Swish—everyone in the office who had been deep in thought raised their heads to look at Jing Xing.
Under the scrutinizing gaze of their benefactor father, everyone turned their attention to the only one in the room who had not noticed any anomalies in his own program and was silently smoking, the system genius.
Currently, he was receiving admiring glances from a certain junior employee, which made him uncomfortable. He cleared his throat and didn’t bother with half-truths. Instead, he directly explained the recent changes in the game world to the three brothers.
Over these past few days, the Jing family’s efforts to find their lost young master within the game had been nothing short of exhausting, and everyone in the studio had witnessed it.
Although, as of now, the studio hasn’t found any trace of Jing Nian’s spiritual power or “soul” within the game, perhaps due to the Jing family’s attitude, everyone had a feeling that Young Master Jing was really in the game.
The appearance of these changes in the game world only intensified the Jing family’s determination to explore new maps and find Jing Nian.
After discovering the anomalies, the studio conducted tests and debugging, revealing that the game world was slipping out of control, and the nature of this loss of control was beyond comprehension.
As the game world became increasingly uncontrollable, the Jing family grew more anxious. In order to rescue Jing Nian as soon as possible, they had to make some concessions in terms of secrecy, increase manpower, and accelerate the map exploration process.
Meanwhile, the studio was diligently researching this incomprehensible loss of control.
Outside the game, amidst the chaos, Jing Nian remained unaware of the situation. At this moment, he was still observing the “ants moving” within the game.
Although the dragons were known for their irascibility and stubbornness, their execution was truly exceptional.
Just as Jing Nian and the little dragon proposed helping the Shadow Clan, a certain Wind Dragon, who had “covertly” passed by the window of the conference hall, swiftly entered. With one sweep of its claws, it picked up the disgruntled Shadow Clan member and dropped him in the middle of the conference table.
The serious discussions in the meeting were abruptly interrupted, and the leaders from various factions furrowed their brows, ready to rebuke this audacious troublemaker…
But then they realized that this troublemaker was, in fact, a mighty dragon…
Hmm… everything’s fine.
The anger and frustration turned into silent gazes that alternated between red and white on the faces of all the leaders, ultimately settling into a soundless understanding.
After all, the dragons could only watch and had no other means to intervene.
The young Wind Dragon that barged into the conference hall sternly inquired about the current difficulties facing the Shadow Clan. Then, it turned its head, its eyes pleading as it looked towards the little dragon—more precisely, it was looking into the body of the little dragon, where Jing Nian currently lacked control.
Although the dragons were often single-minded, Cang Ji, in particular, had an intuition that this person who could come up with ideas should be Jing Nian.
Suddenly placed with high hopes, Jing Nian had to think quickly. He asked Cang Ji to inquire about how much space the Shadow Clan would need if they were to relocate.
While Jing Nian had the intention to assist the Shadow Clan, he couldn’t come up with a good plan right away. Since the Shadow Clan’s territory was under attack, the best immediate solution was to relocate temporarily. After all, Jing Nian was an NPC with a script.
He understood that the invaders threatening the Shadow Clan were players, and these players were currently in the phase of exploring new maps. So, as long as the Shadow Clan temporarily moved to an area not yet explored by the players, they could overcome their current difficulties for the time being.
As for the future…
The entire game world’s maps would eventually be explored by players, so they would have to figure that out later.
When the Shadow Clan leader was suddenly grabbed and placed on the conference table by the dragon, he was nearly frightened to death. When he finally understood that the dragon wanted to help them, he felt like he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky. He stood there in a daze for a good while until he finally regained his senses under the gazes of others.
Then, when he heard the dragon ask what kind of place the Shadow Clan would need if they were willing to temporarily move away from their homeland, the Shadow Clan leader’s expression turned both surprised and worried. He spoke in a low and bitter tone, “Of course, we are willing to move… However, the newborn members of our Shadow Clan have special environmental requirements. They need darkness, shadowy environments, abundant dark elements, and newborns are timid. There should be no other races near the nursery…”
So, they had considered moving but couldn’t find a suitable place, or the suitable places already had inhabitants.
Old Hesse, who silently showed his support with his gaze, suddenly remembered a place not far from Mini Street. There was a dragon cave that led deep underground, dark, damp, and rich in dark elements.
And just like that, another race found a home within the dragon clan.
The meeting quickly came to an end. After all, the information about the outsiders was still incomplete. The main purpose of the various races gathering at this point was to express their willingness to cooperate and share information.
The first Grans Continental Defense Meeting had ended satisfactorily. The various races had barely reached a consensus. Under the dire circumstances of the outsiders’ arrival, their united goal was clear: to expel the outsiders.
However, despite gathering more information about the outsiders, the indigenous people were at a loss when it came to methods of expulsion or even killing them because the outsiders could apparently resurrect indefinitely!
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Upon learning that the speed and range of the invaders’ intrusion had increased significantly, Jing Nian furrowed his brow. In a normal game progression, higher levels would usually result in slower progress in the later stages. However, now, players were advancing at an unexpectedly rapid pace, which was clearly abnormal. He decided to go check the situation with the players.
Unexpectedly, Hesse brought him some news. There had been progress with his body (dragon body)!
Because he had helped the Shadow Clan, the Shadow Clan leader had offered a hidden treasure that no one in their clan knew about!
And this treasure happened to be the dragon body material that the Dragon Clan was currently struggling to obtain!
With this material, along with the ancestral dragon pearl in the hidden tomb, Jing Nian had nearly all the materials he needed for his new body.
The other materials weren’t particularly difficult to acquire; the main issue now was the refinement process.
This news excited not only Jing Nian but also the little dragon.
Even the small horns on the little dragon’s head… also got excited.
A certain “dragon horn” not only eavesdropped on the high-level meetings of the indigenous people of the continent but also listened in on private meetings between Jing Nian and Hesse, gaining an understanding of the player situation. It could be said that this dragon horn had gained a god-eye view of both the gaming and real worlds.
However, this “dragon horn” was none other than Huo Yi.
He had never expected that while enjoying his snack, he would suddenly snack on his own dragon egg.
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