Chapter 343 - Chapter 343: Chapter 343: An Unprecedented Game (Part 1) (1/2)

Chapter 343: Chapter 343: An Unprecedented Game (Part 1)

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Xiang Kun’s decision to make a game was not something he whimsically decided upon a week ago in Tongshi Town.

He had considered it much earlier.

In the beginning, his research and exploration of his own mutation were relatively conservative and lacked any long-term plans, as he had very little information to go on. He was essentially taking things one step at a time. He did not require a large amount of funds. Survival and self-protection were his first priorities.

However, when he encountered several mutants, especially when he learned that “Divine Technology” was paying attention to mutant creatures and that there may be vampires controlling things behind the scenes, he sensed a stronger urgency. He started to think of many more ideas – ideas that required a large amount of capital to support.

Xiang Kun had several schemes on how to make money.

With his current abilities, no matter what he decided to do and given enough time, he would achieve a certain level of success and earn a bit of money.

However, he also needed to consider factors such as time expenditure, effort required, whether it would expose his special abilities, and whether it could generate a continuous income.

After careful consideration, the best way to monetize his abilities was through Alice.

Of course, he didn’t mean to release Alice directly – even though doing so would certainly cause a media sensation and bring in a lot of money. The excessive attention he would garner was something he wanted to avoid as much as possible. Moreover, he always believed that Alice has much more potential and room for development than what is currently showing. These “possibilities” might be his biggest trump card when facing crisis in the future, or one of the keys to unlock the cause of the mutation.

If he wanted to monetize using “Alice”, there were many other methods.

After Xiang Kun’s deliberation, tasking Alice, under his directives, to integrate existing functions and create a game was deemed the most efficient way to do so.

Since Alice’s inception, she had already developed many features under Xiang Kun’s guidance. These features could be detached from Alice and independently implemented to a certain extent.

To promote or sell these “features”, showcasing them individually to the public or investors would be too slow and inefficient.

Besides, these features, when detached and viewed individually, are not significantly different from the related contemporary application features already available. They weren’t capable of instantly lighting up people’s eyes to outshine any competition.

So, in Xiang Kun’s view, this game needed to demonstrate two key points: one was that the game itself needed to be fun so it could attract and retain users, create word-of-mouth, and generate profit. The other was to be able to showcase the features he wanted to reveal, allowing the public and investors to notice and experience these stronger features, and comprehend their strong points.

Ultimately, Xiang Kun’s idea was to create a voice-driven game.

Alice had already made a basic game framework and, according to Xiang Kun’s requirements, “learned” stories from dozens of classic martial arts novels on the internet for free composition.

Originally, Xiang Kun planned to make the game more comprehensive, to add more features that could show off the game’s core mechanics. Then, he’d ask Tang Baona, Yang Zhen Er, Old Xia, Zhang Qian, Chang Bin, Zi Cheng, and Yang Zhuo to join in for beta-testing, and further discuss about investment, detailed research and development, and promotional strategies.

But after he learnt about Tang Baona’s job change today, Xiang Kun changed his mind and immediately suggested a test play this evening.

He wanted to give Tang Baona more options.

After fiddling with four mobiles on Xia’s computer for a while, Kun returned them to their owners and led everyone back to the living room.

“So, how do we play this?” Yang Zhen Er, having opened the app immediately, found the interface rudimentary. The few keys looked more like a music player. There were no textual labels or character images, leaving one clueless about how to proceed.

“Hang on, let me explain the game first.”

Taking out his mobile phone, Kun stood in the centre of the living room and described the rules to Yang Zhen Er, Tang Baona, and old Xia who were sitting on the sofa: