As he pondered this, Mingyan stood up and paced around the office.
At that moment, he inadvertently saw the scene outside the window: outside the Blue Star Building, there was a patch of lush green grass, and on it, many people were lined up neatly, as if... doing calisthenics?
Clearly stated: “???”
Mingyan called over his secretary and asked, "What's going on here?"
The secretary chuckled upon seeing it and said, "This is the Ming Cult's latest offline event..."
Mingyan: "Huh??" What does this have to do with me?
The secretary explained, "This is called 'square dancing,' and it's all learned from the novel *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer*. According to the two great protectors of the Ming Cult, practicing square dancing once a day helps strengthen the body, prolong life, and regulate one's qi and blood..."
A bewildered expression quickly appeared on Mingyan's face.
—Strengthening the body and prolonging life... How come he didn't know that square dancing had this benefit!
The inclusion of square dancing in the game is to give middle-aged and elderly NPCs something to do. Otherwise, players would feel empty, lonely, and cold if they all went home at night in ancient times.
God knows why these players have such wild imaginations!
Mingyan was exasperated and opened the official Blue Star forum.
There are too many games on Blue Star now, and the official forum has already been rectified, mainly divided into several major sections such as official announcements, game discussions, player exchanges, and customer service feedback.
The most lively section was undoubtedly the game discussion forum, which was further divided into sub-forums based on various games, such as Minecraft, Blue Star Apocalypse, and so on.
On the other hand, the main section for player interaction has long been divided into several smaller sections by the moderators, including game tips, player creations, Mingjiao activities, and so on.
Without a doubt, what Mingyan has now opened is the "Mingjiao Activities" section.
He doesn't usually go on forums, mainly because whenever a new game is released, the forums are always bustling with activity, like a pot of ants, with posts everywhere, and they change every time you refresh the page.
Just like now, the Ming Cult is holding many offline events!
The Ming Cult has grown to a very large player base, with players themselves electing two protectors, eight elders, twelve chief envoys, and twenty-four deputy envoys...
The moderator of the official "Events" section is none other than the Left Protector of the Ming Cult.
This Left Protector is known for his super-rich lifestyle and love of donating to Earth. This time, he also hosted an offline square dance... oh no, "offline group martial arts activity" spontaneously organized by his followers.
The Ming Cult now has hundreds of millions of followers, spread across all provinces and regions of the Chaoyang Alliance. This is not the first time they have held such spontaneous activities, and naturally they have their own venues to carry out these activities.
As for the fact that a group of people would be located just a few hundred meters away from the Blue Star Building—
That was just a coincidence!
Clearly stated: "..."
The people of the interstellar world are terrifying indeed!
Mingyan took a look at the remaining posts after a long time and found that they had even organized an "offline group tea party".
The organizer is a Ming Cult official who recently fell in love with the tea culture in "Xia Ke Xing". He then organized a tea art group, which consists of players who are passionate about tea art.
Therefore, in the forum, players also implicitly believe that drinking tea is a way to strengthen the body, prolong life, and even enhance male virility.
Clearly stated: "………………"
—Thank goodness he didn't create the X-whip wine in the game!
Mingyan breathed a sigh of relief, almost kneeling down in admiration for this group of players with their mischievous spirit.
Fortunately, mainstream media outlets managed to keep a low profile and generally welcomed these kinds of offline player events—it's just that StarCraft fans are too lazy.
The Sixth Star Province is alright, but many planets in other star provinces have already experienced "full virtualization," where everyone lives in a virtual world and you might not see a single living person on an entire street in reality.
Therefore, many provinces have a high prevalence of obesity and sub-health.
The government not only provides food and clothing for the people, but also spends huge sums of money to give them weight loss surgery... What a waste!
For several years now, the Chaoyang government has been urging people to get out and about more and participate in more activities offline.
Many of the companies that facilitate real-world activities have government funding, a story that tells of their hardships and dedication to the health of the people of the interstellar world.
Meanwhile, Xia Cheng was also extremely worried about Ming Yan's health.
Therefore, Mingyan sometimes chooses to walk on an automatic treadmill while flipping through documents.
He found that the review report from gaming studio was released first, and it seemed that their editors had participated in the first test of "Xia Ke Xing".
[The first test report of "Xia Ke Xing" is out, with all players giving it a perfect score of 10—has Blue Star created another phenomenal masterpiece?!]
This editor thoroughly experienced many of the systems in "Xia Ke Xing" and especially praised the martial arts system to the skies.
At the end of his report, he wrote with genuine emotion:
Throughout Blue Star Studio's history, Chief Designer Ming has presented us with no fewer than five spectacular game masterpieces. His talent seems to be a gift from heaven, boundless and unrestrained, leaving us all dazzled.
As an editor, I can only marvel at Chief Designer Ming's genius;
As a player, while I'm feeling happy, I also have one question I'd like to ask:
Chief Designer Ming, when will your next game be released?
"..."
Wow, Mingyan felt a chill run down his spine and accidentally pressed the screenshot button.