At that time, the entire game will undergo a major change, and players will be able to choose any faction to participate in the new main storyline.
At the end of this version, the Mo Sect will become a new selectable sect.
The leader of the Mohist sect and the sect's overall style of conduct will change based on the choices and actions of players in the main storyline.
In other words, this will be the first time that the player community has participated in and changed the history of the world of Xia Ke Xing.
In July, League of Legends will be updated with a new Battlegrounds mode.
Yes, the designers were inspired by the card game "Xia Ke" (侠客牌), so they decided to incorporate a card game mode into League of Legends.
At the same time, a brand new profession was also announced – astrologer.
In terms of concept, astrologers will be able to extract the "souls" of all professions present, turning people into cards to be played, making it a new profession with a high degree of randomness and entertainment.
So, even as the designers were just revealing a hint of their design ideas at the press conference, players on the League of Legends sub-forums were already...
[The developers are trying to drive us unlucky players crazy again!]
[So here's the question: If I draw the Great Demon King's card, will it be called "Age of Beauty"?]
[Damn, I drew the Demon King! I wanted to draw the Cult Leader, but I'd probably have to call for the "God of Games" card and have a meltdown after using the whole game!]
145. Game Incubator
The highly anticipated player meet-up quickly came to an end.
Even with only an hour allotted, many people still felt it wasn't enough.
In particular, this meet-and-greet confirmed the approximate release date of "The Way of the Assassin" and also featured many classic memes.
For example, Dio's editor got so excited about guessing the next project that might be developed that he kicked a chair and hugged his colleague. Players quickly turned him into a meme.
For example, the phrase "disappeared for two months" suddenly became a wildly popular meme.
The reason was that the host casually asked the designers, "Why do you think Chief Designer Ming has such an inexhaustible source of design inspiration?"
Designers exclaimed, "I think this is genius; it defies conventional thinking."
"Talent, I suppose."
"I think... he was probably really bored during those two months he was missing."
The last answer stunned everyone, and they all looked at the person who gave that answer.
The man scratched the back of his head and said, "Everyone knows that Chief Craftsman Ming is a genius, but even geniuses need time to generate inspiration."
Then, overnight, this meme suddenly became popular throughout Chaoyang Alliance, and even spread beyond the gaming community.
Many interstellar people suddenly started joking: "Hey, I didn't know you played the guitar so well. Did you disappear for two months?"
"I still have no ideas for my graduation project. I wish I could disappear for two months."
What exactly happened during those two months of disappearance?!
Even in a currently popular mystery manga, the protagonist's elementary school-aged cheat ability suddenly found a reason.
"Ah, I studied these during the summer vacation after I was in first grade, when I accidentally disappeared for two months and was really bored..."
Then he learned to pick locks, throw darts, fly planes, drive yachts, swim, play soccer, shoot...
Readers have been complaining about this:
What else do you want to learn, my goodness!
Even Chief Engineer Ming next door isn't as good at this!
Where did all of you disappear to? Tell me, and I'll pack my bags and go there right now, okay?!
At this point, Mingyan was of course unaware of what was happening online.
He and Xia Cheng were strolling through the Blue Star Carnival.
With the addition of the Assassin's Way venue this year, the number of venues at Blue Star Carnival is about to break into double digits.
It's clear that the players at the carnival were having a great time while also rushing around, afraid of missing anything.
Because carnival invitations are extremely difficult to obtain and can fetch tens of thousands of dollars on the black market, everyone cherishes the opportunity to come and participate.
Since there's practically no chance for the whole family to come together at full price, many people are bringing their entire families.
They carry small drones and record footage from the camera on their shoulders, some to show to family and friends, and others simply to do their own live streams.
With more venues available, time for sightseeing becomes more limited.
On the Blue Star Forum, various analytical posts appeared very early on, such as those with titles like "[Rigorous Data Analysis and Modeling: How to Play at All the Venues During the Two-Day Carnival!]", which always became popular posts on the forum very promptly.
So almost every player here has a memo or sightseeing map in hand, just so they can experience as much of the venue as possible.
In the past two days, some people have even skipped meals to save time.
Mingyan, of course, strongly disagrees with this – the player's health should be the top priority.
However, no matter how much the authorities advise against it, many people still choose to do so, or simply grab a bite to eat while waiting in line.
That's why the official distribution of cookies and snacks occurred during this year's opening ceremony.
In addition, several restaurants in the carnival have undergone significant changes, becoming more in line with the game's theme and even inviting cosplayers to dine with the players—almost turning them into another attraction worth visiting.