—This is the program team's work plan, which looks like it was just revised today, with traces of corrections still visible.
Schrödinger wanted to complete all the major systems of "The Mortal Soul" by March.
The background of this schedule is an original artwork of the NPC "Adam" from the game.
They need to be faster...
It would be better if it were a little faster.
...
In late January, two promotional videos for "The Soul of Mortals" were released.
The first promotional video, titled "Heroes," tells the story from a third-person perspective of a brave team that ventures into an abandoned temple to steal a small spark of fire.
This faint light could only illuminate an area of a dozen square meters, but it saved the entire village.
A little girl knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face, her hands clasped together in a pleading prayer: "Gods of heaven, please bring the light down again..."
The first promotional video partially showcased the combat techniques used by these warriors.
Some people used crossbows to clear the way, while others used crossbows to sweep away the monsters from behind.
Someone brought many tools and used precious poison to cover their retreat in a critical moment.
Others, clad in full armor, fearlessly stepped forward to hold off the monster, creating an opportunity for their teammates to steal the fire...
The second promotional video is called "Mortals," which is told from the first-person perspective of Father Sisyphus. It tells the story of how the fire in his temple is about to go out, and how many humans either die or fall into darkness and become monsters.
Sisyphus swallowed the fire, allowing it to burn his own soul, thus perpetuating his existence.
However, the camera suddenly shifts.
Decades passed, and Sisyphus's soul was completely consumed, leaving only a shell in the desolate church, which transformed into a thoroughly corrupted monster.
After watching the two promotional videos, casual viewers began speculating about the plot.
Sisyphus has definitely become the boss.
Are the titles of these two promotional videos reversed? I really think Sisyphus could be considered a hero too...
Does this setting mean that souls can be consumed as fuel? The protagonist can resurrect infinitely but lose sanity, which is essentially a continuous drain on souls...
The last guess was very accurate.
After the protagonist of Mortal Souls runs out of sanity, they will become an empty shell (i.e., a monster) wandering in a random wilderness.
During this time, time flew by.
But until mid-February, Blue Star Studio didn't make any major moves, and there wasn't even any news about it.
Players also discovered that several employees—including the chief designer Mingyan's personal account—had not posted anything for a long time.
It looks like someone has disappeared from the face of the earth!
Players were still a bit confused: Isn't it true that people on Earth don't usually work overtime? So these people shouldn't be very busy, right? Where have they been these past few days?
It's been made clear that he's "missing," and even the automatic reply on his communicator has changed to: "Hello, I'm not here right now. Please leave a message if you need anything."
Xia Cheng roughly understood the situation and did not disturb him.
They simply sent Mingyan their private doctor over again without his knowledge.
Varian has also disappeared; he hasn't even released any videos of Sisi, which makes netizens quite nostalgic.
Schrödinger then moved into the company dormitory and didn't go home for a month, transforming from a tech-savvy geek into a slovenly prince.
Clothes can be left on the ground for a week after being taken off, and then they can be worn again; if you haven't showered for a few days, you can spray perfume on them and wait until they've been marinated before taking a shower.
Even Ling Xiaoman deliberately disappeared; she went to study at the music academy next door.
However, she was still a student, and her parents went to look for her out of great concern.
Then they discovered that Ling Xiaoman was sitting obediently in the classroom, wearing headphones and listening attentively to classical music with her eyes closed.
Classical music!
Ling Xiaoman, who calls herself a rock and roll genius, has never had this kind of talent since she was a child, has she?
If she could appreciate it, she wouldn't have had such a big fight with her family back then.
But to everyone's surprise, Ling Xiaoman was moved to tears.
After listening to a piece of music describing hopeless love, she seemed to suddenly have an epiphany and was moved to tears.
Finally, she stomped her feet and said, "I tried my best, but it was still no use... I hate it so much!!"
Then, she threw down her headphones and retreated back into her little room where she created her art.
In early March, Bluestar released the third trailer for its new game, titled "Inheritance".
In this promotional video, the protagonist, the "Undead," finally makes an appearance.
The protagonist climbed over a dark mountain and entered a ruin alone.
He passed by a withered tree, its jagged branches covered with the outlines of many shriveled corpses, from which many bat monsters emerged to attack the protagonist.
Then the view shifts to a closer perspective, changing to a scene similar to actual gameplay, except without a game interface.