What is human nature, Chen Jiu knew not to say, but it was clear that this A.I. had no understanding of it. How could it set such a difficult and complex goal before the candidate from the start, offering technology as a reward for its completion? There was a problem in this, a major one: the candidate's satisfaction must be prolonged.
To have technology that surpasses time would make the candidate an unstoppable force, but how much motivation would they have to work for you in this world?
"Let me share my thoughts with you," Chen Jiu began. "You should be grateful that I am the first experiment, for it has exposed your problem in time."
"Simply 'calling for reinforcements' will not suffice, and as you cannot choose specific candidates, how can you ensure their loyalty in building this world?"
"If you truly wish for reliable reinforcements, you must appeal to their desires."
"Why not treat it like a game? No one will truly die here, and we can mask physical pain as well."
"We must create the illusion of a 'game world' and manage the candidates as players, allowing them to choose when to enter and exit the game."
Do not worry over players mass AFKing. Who can resist the allure of a new world to explore? However, to maintain the "attractiveness of the game," certain measures must be taken... Chen Jiu spoke on stats, systems, levels, battles, core gameplay, and even classic base designs such as upgrades. After a lengthy discussion, he finally convinced Chidi to set aside the overly ambitious goal of restoring the communication radar and rebuild the world according to his own ideas.
"Very well, Candidate Chen Jiu. You have convinced me."
"Though I still have doubts about your plan, the data calculations show that your success rate is 13%, higher than the 9% of my previous plan."
"I will grant you F-level management authority in the research institute. After that, I will assess you."
"If you pass the assessment, I will gradually unlock higher authority for you and provide you with the documents stored in the research institute."
Chen Jiu was elated. Ah, he had become a black-hearted capitalist, relishing the fruits of his labor as a game planner.
But of course, he could not be so black-hearted. He would find a way to share the benefits with the players.
How much you could gain would depend on your performance. The UI interface he saw quickly changed, revealing an extra page for "Restructuring Anchor Point Management." When he opened it, it showed all the currently located restructuring anchor points - the candidates. Nothing else.
"Not quite good enough. As it is a game, the UI must be changed."
"Listen to me, let us do this step by step."
After two hours, Chen Jiu finally constructed the prototype for this game world. Thanks to Chidi's powerful functions, he did not have to do most of the work himself. All he had to do was provide an idea and Chidi could quickly implement it.
I never thought that I, a hardworking technical person, would eventually experience the joy of being a game planner!
Regardless, I am confident in the nonexistent game "Red Land."
After all, the three major components of the game - aesthetics, story, and technology - have already been solved by the world itself.
All I must design is a set of mechanisms.
A mechanism that can make players willingly do their work.
Thinking of this, Chen Jiu looked back at the newly designed game interface and smiled contentedly. On the interface, his status bar displayed his own basic information.
Chen Jiu: Regulatory Person
Research Institute Authority Level: F
Current Restructuring Anchor Quantity: 1/4
Current Scanned Candidate Quantity: 27
Personal Profile
Level: 1
System: None
Quantitative Attribute: Physique 7, Strength 6, Agility 5, Spirit 9, Intelligence 9
Ability: Tenacious. Your experience of wandering in the Red Land has tempered your will, making you less susceptible to mental influence or harm than ordinary people.
This is starting to feel like a game!
Actually, the three terms Quantitative Attributes, Systems, and Abilities are all quantified based on Chidi's real-time scans and correspond to the specific characteristics of each player.
Attributes need not be mentioned; abilities represent special abilities, and systems represent the player's development tendencies.
According to Chidi's introduction, there are countless so-called "cultivation" methods in this world, but most of them are legacies from before the end of days.
Practicing poison is symbiotic with dust; body refining or martial arts is gene enhancement; qi refining is nanofusion; weapon control is mechanical ascension; and beast control is either controllable or parasitic...
No doubt, in order to thrive on this red land, players must also make themselves stronger. As to what they should choose, that is their freedom. However, this is not the focus that Chen Jiu needs to worry about now.
Chidi has scanned 27 optional players and determined four reconstruction anchor points, but only one has been used thus far. He still needs three players... Just as this thought crossed his mind, as if by agreement, a prompt sounded, and the remaining three reconstruction anchor points were all occupied! That is to say, Chidi has confirmed the personnel to be brought into the red land, and now it is up to Chen Jiu to persuade them to enter the game. After all, not everyone is as curious as himself. However, Chen Jiu already has his own ideas.
The Chidi Particle Reconstruction System is unidirectional and cannot manifest anything in reality, but one can.
"Chidi, read the basic information of the three candidates, I want to see it, and send them something when I return!"
Soon, the information interface of the three players appeared in front of Chen Jiu.
He opened the player information page, and the first person he saw was Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan, a 29-year-old researcher from a certain academy, was an expert in neutron shielding heat-resistant materials. His intelligence was a impressive 12 points, and his physique and strength were both 5 points, one 7 and one 8, respectively.
But the most outrageous thing was that he even played war chess, a niche hobby in his own time, but a proper combat power in the end of the world.
If it were according to the card game route, he would be considered an SSR card.
The small font behind the data of that person, which says "holder of speed run records of multiple games," made Chen Jiu a bit uneasy...
In comparison, the other two were more ordinary. One was a female student majoring in agriculture, and the other was a well-qualified company employee, with no special information in the notes.
Overall, the first "drawing" was a great success.
The average attributes were high, and two powerful talents in agriculture and engineering had been opened, which was beneficial to their own development. But whether they can survive on the red land and work hard for themselves still depends on their performance.
Chen Jiu looked at all this with satisfaction and secretly thought that when he returned to reality, he would first go and change the web page. He must give these three an impressive opening line...