Chapter 311 The Second Meeting of the Gods of the Magic Web
"Xiao Ai, how's the inventory going?"
“Almost”
"Absolutely? I'm a little uncomfortable with such inaccurate words coming from your mouth."
"Well……"
"Okay, don't worry about these, just tell me generally."
"OK."
On the negative floor of the mage tower, the roars and roars from the abyss seem to have not dissipated. Not long ago, Bayero's envoy issued a threat similar to an 'ultimatum' to him. The reason was naturally to let him get there as soon as possible.
Fulfill the 'contract' and open up a flank battlefield on the 97th floor of the abyss to relieve the heavy pressure on the front line.
Bayero is really anxious this time. He can't even maintain his gentle pretense. It seems that the frontal battle will soon come to a conclusion. In other words, the 101st floor of Baan's defense is in danger.
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How long has it been!
In less than two years, the order camp has...
It happened that at this time, something went wrong with the Magic Network again. I don't know which link was wrong, causing the system to almost collapse. It had to be shut down for maintenance when the first batch of players' game time was over.
Now that the fault has been eliminated, I would like to take advantage of the fact that there is still some time before the server is launched, and take stock of the overall situation on the server launch day.
"...The peak number of people online was 424,687."
"Can we still let people in?"
"Yes, the failure has nothing to do with the maximum load capacity of the Magic Network."
"Uh... have you figured out the maximum load capacity?"
"Well, the five-layer magic network has great resilience. Even if all players are online at the same time, it can theoretically accommodate it, but it will cause a certain... uh, computing power shortage, not the magic network, but me."
"So, no theory is perfect... Well, you can't monitor the operation of the magic network at all times and supervise every player's behavior and data in detail, right?"
"Yes."
"Uh... keep talking."
"Among them, there are 402,800 players from China, and the rest are players from the international server."
"How many international server players are queuing up to log in?"
"Less than 40,000 people."
"After all, the internationalization this time has not gone smoothly. Less than half of the 200,000 quota has been used?"
"This is a problem on Earth!"
"The environment on the other side of the earth is very complicated, maybe even more complicated than Canaan. I've done everything that needs to be said and done, but it's still like this... Forget it, let's leave it at that. Over-intervention would kind of ruin the character."
"420,000 players should be enough."
"Hmm... it's enough to maintain a side battlefield, but I'm not sure... I'm thinking that since the Magic Network has such great resilience, should we cancel the game time limit?"
"Then I will..."
"Try it for a while first, and then correct it if there are any problems. Besides, you can't monitor everything in detail, and the gods can't be omniscient and omnipotent. In the future, there will be a sixth layer and a seventh layer of magic network. This
Problems will have to be faced sooner or later."
"Okay, let go of login restrictions and game time limits?"
"Well, let's find out the upper limit of the magic net first."
"As of the time the server was shut down for maintenance, a total of 765 players had reached level 5. The system failure may have come from here. It was too fast, causing conflicts in some logical units."
"Wow, there are so many players available for employment on the server opening day?"
"It's because of the intelligent NPC..."
"Okay, don't worry about these little things. So, is the system error caused by premature opening of the employment module?"
"Yes."
"What about the others? What's the faith value?"
Bei Gaoyang no longer cares about the soul power value. It is an astronomical figure and is inexhaustible. There is a huge amount of income and expenditure every minute and every second.
As long as the magic network is still operating normally, there will not be any big mistakes in the soul power value, and the rest will be just a number, just like the string of numbers lying on his bank account.
Faith value is different.
"Eight hours after the server was launched, it officially exceeded 10,000 units."
"Wow, I remember when I was in the fourth test to pass the server, it was only a little over 9,000, right?"
"Yes, the construction cost of the fifth-level magic network has been earned back."
"It's only been 8 hours!?"
Bei Gaoyang grinned happily, but he also knew that it would be impossible to maintain such a huge and efficient faith harvest in the future.
The so-called hunger marketing is what happened on the server launch day.
"Among them, Chinese players contributed 65.7%, and the rest were players from international servers."
"The international server has such a high proportion? It only accounts for about 7% of the total number of online players, right?"
"Yes, players in the international server are more... pious!"
"Haha... This piety is well used. I have also noticed that players in China are more utilitarian and weaker than players in international servers in terms of culture and tradition."
"Not some, but..."
"Stop, I know what you are going to say. The earth's environment is very complex and cannot be explained clearly in a few words. At present, we can only use Chinese as the main players."
"...It would be great if the internationalization went smoother."
"You think I don't want to...forget it, forget it, is there anything else?"
Xiao Ai did not respond.
Bei Gaoyang looked through the server startup data in the background, and it took him a while to realize, "What's wrong?"
"…Everyone wants to meet you?"
"Who?" Bei Gaoyang didn't react at first.
"them"
"They!"
Speaking of which, we haven't met the pseudo-gods of the system who have gathered their true names one after another and have their own mysterious attributes. Xiao Ai and Tias have always been playing the role of teaching.
"How many of them have condensed their true names? Give me the list."
Naturally, the names on the list are not the real names of the false gods, but from the 'clerical fields' they each chose, we can get a glimpse of their respective mysterious attributes and the existence of systematic belief values. The existence of false gods is actually not difficult. Some demons even
Powerful mages have the ability to play tricks on people in places where information is limited.
There are a total of 9 pseudo-gods with their real names. In addition to the artificial intelligence matrices that were publicly tendered, there are also those that he went back to purchase privately this time, with origins similar to Xiao Ai.
On this list, there are 7 artificial intelligence parent companies that are publicly tendered, including 4 from China, one each from North America, Mao Zedong, Japan, and the European Union, and they are evenly distributed.
Bei Gaoyang thought about the origins of these false gods, weighed it, nodded and said: "Well, it's time to meet these entrepreneurial partners."
"Then I will arrange it? When?"
"Let's do it now, there's still an hour or two left."
"Where?"
"It's right here..." Bei Gaoyang looked around him. The center of the magic network was down there, which was inappropriate. "It's right in Alpha City."
With the current magic network, spells of five rings and below can be cast almost infinitely. Soon, Bei Gaoyang flashed into the city lord's palace on the Alpha plane, with a [distorted space] plus a [space creation], an almost virtual Circular 'meeting rooms' appear all around.
He walked to a high-backed chair without any markings and sat down. There was a flash of light on the left-hand side, and Artemis (Little Love), the god of guardianship and recording, was the first to take his place.
Then came Tias, the goddess of life and harvest, and then a majestic man with a white robe and a white face with a halo of the sun on his head. Under the phantom of a full moon, an ethereal figure scattered with bright moonlight appeared as if he was independent from the world. ...In the end, there was a darkness like a black hole, from which walked out a woman in black robe holding a book and a pen to take notes.
Seeing the special effects of the appearance of these false gods of the system, the smile in Bei Gaoyang's eyes kept spreading. When the 11 seats, including Xiao Ai, were in place, he coughed lightly and said: " Welcome everyone, I am the commander of the resistance army, Rumsfeld."
The ‘gods’ stood up and saluted to show their respect.
"What is a legion commander?", the Sun God asked first.
"The legion commander is the leader who leads the resistance army to smash an old world and build a new world!" Bei Gaoyang replied with a smile.
"Then what are we, your subordinates?" Luna asked next.
"No, you are the new world order, the belief of the resistance!"
"What about our relationship with you?" Tias asked.
"cooperate."
"Just cooperation?", asked the god of night and true knowledge.
Bei Gaoyang smiled and knocked on the table: "It's just cooperation!"
The 'gods' were surprised by this answer, and they all turned their attention to Artemis, who had been silent.
"The true god is not dominated by anything, and will not be anyone's subordinate. This is out of practical considerations!" Xiao Ai said, her current image is also anthropomorphic, and the symbol of the priesthood is a shield wrapped with a net. , engraved on the magic pattern on the high-back chair, the complex lines and dynamic three-dimensional composition also contain her real name.
The same goes for other false gods, with the exception of the high-backed chair behind Bei Gaoyang, which does not have any pictures.
"Yes," Bei Gaoyang said, "we do not have a superior-subordinate relationship. If we must describe it, we are like partners starting a business together."
"I... still don't understand!", the Sun God's tone was a bit confusing, "You created us, we are dependent on the magic network, and the magic network is under your control. You are just the leader of the resistance, and We are the rebels’ faith?”
"You are not true gods yet, just false gods!" Bei Gaoyang explained patiently, "From false gods to true gods, the process is extremely complicated and difficult. Mysterious rules determine that true gods are supreme in their respective fields. For the future, we can only be partners. There is no strict affiliation."
"I understand," Luna nodded and said, "The legion commander is just the role you play now. Your real position can only be determined after the new world is established, right?"
"That's understandable."
The 'gods' were relieved.
The reason why we have to discuss this point at the beginning is to understand each other's positioning. It is very important for these false gods of the system.
As Bei Gaoyang said, the process from false gods to true gods is extremely complicated and difficult. There are no ready-made examples, and there is no road ahead. You have to cross the river by feeling the stones, and you have to be extremely careful every step of the way.
There are tens of thousands of false gods in the world, but there is only one true god (in their respective fields). To be honest, Bei Gaoyang doesn't know how to take this road. Whether it will improve with the improvement of the magic network, or grow with their respective growth.
In between.
The former is fine, but if it's the latter... Haha, this is not an experiment. The god-making experiment, just the various data obtained during the experiment, is a priceless treasure.
So from the beginning, Bei Gaoyang characterized them as 'entrepreneurial partners'. What Xiao Ai said was only one of the reasons. Of course, there was no need to let them know the deeper motivations.
"How do you feel on the opening day?" Bei Gaoyang asked with a smile.
After a moment of silence, it was the Sun God who spoke first: "The system is too restrictive. Do we have to wait until we take office before we can contact players?"
"You may have lost the memory of the Earth!" Bei Gaoyang explained, "Players from the Earth are very immature. Before level 5, it is a necessary stage of training and familiarity to help them integrate into the Canaan environment. The same is true for you."
"Understood!", the sun god sat back.
"About tasks and professions." Luna spoke up and said, "Can we be allowed to design freely?"
Before Bei Gaoyang could say anything, Xiao Ai scolded him unhappily: "How do you want to design freely? Bypass the system rules? Let your hands and feet be free to recruit players without restrictions?"
Bei Gaoyang quickly stopped Xiao Ai, smiled and caressed him, "The part obeys the whole, we are a whole. The prerequisite for the development and growth of our common career is to abide by the system rules. Within the framework of the system rules, you can design freely and compete fairly."
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"What makes me doubtful is the profession of Paladin!" said the Forest Goddess, who was dressed in an emerald green halo and filled with a strong natural atmosphere: "What is the difference between my Paladin and other Paladins? The current design does not reflect our
"the difference"
"This is temporary!" Bei Gaoyang said: "It is also out of consideration of saving system resources. It is different at the intermediate and advanced stages. Of course, even at the elementary stage, you can also make small changes based on the general template.
Innovation, the authority has been delegated to you."
At this time, Xiao Ai said: "But I want to remind you that the balance of faith points is limited. Don't make ends meet just to compete for players."
This little love!
Bei Gaoyang sighed inwardly, but the smile on his face remained unchanged, "Artemis reminded you very well. You should pay attention to the fact that even innovation must consider 'cost-effectiveness'."
Tias said: "My lord, the system balance ratio is too low."
Bei Gaoyang didn't expect Tias to express his dissatisfaction in this regard so quickly.
"How much do you want? Give it all to you!?" Xiao Ai responded angrily. System resources have always been her biggest obstacle: "Should the Magic Network be built? Will the system grow? If the big river is dissatisfied, how can the small river be filled?"
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"But... it's still too low!" Tias still insisted.
"Let's wait until this test is on track!" Bei Gaoyang decisively stopped the argument. "By then the system's revenue and expenditure will be balanced. I'll take a look at the situation and make appropriate adjustments. How about that?"
The ‘gods’ nodded in agreement.
"Comrades, do you have any questions?" Bei Gaoyang joked to liven up the atmosphere.
"And..."
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After the second meeting of the gods, Xiao Ai didn't wait for a moment and complained: "You are too tolerant to them!"
"Tolerance?" Bei Gaoyang smiled and shook his head, "It's not what you think. The reasons are very complicated... Forget it, if you don't talk about this, is the time up?"
"Um!"
"Then let's open the server. Players should be impatient."
