Within the Blue Star team, most members were able to walk 1000 meters and hatch most of the dragon eggs within a few days.
But Mingyan didn't, because he preferred to lock himself in his room to work...
So even after the spaceship returned to the Sixth Star Province, while everyone else had a tiny dragon following behind them, Mingyan still maintained the appearance of having an egg on his head.
Then he made a bold statement: "I've decided to go back to the Blue Star Building, so the little dragon can definitely hatch."
Xia Cheng laughed so hard he almost died, and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go with you."
Both of them are big celebrities in the Sixth Star Province, so they have to wear hats and masks when they go out.
Mingyan's black dragon egg on his head didn't attract much attention, because many people here had already gone to the Golden Gate Bridge to receive dragon eggs—it's just that their eggs couldn't hatch yet.
Xia Cheng's little balloon dragon had no choice but to hide it. He opened the Dragon Hunter's scroll and put the little dragon back.
So, thanks to the new game, the first person forced to go out and exercise was none other than Chief Designer Ming himself.
The two hadn't strolled around so simply in a long time, and Xia Cheng was so happy that his mouth was practically stretched to the roots of his neck.
Halfway there, Mingyan's little dragon finally hatched.
The black egg swayed left and right, then cracked open, and a small, dark black dragon emerged from it.
The little black dragon was only the size of two palms, with two tiny wings that were close to its sides. Its beady eyes looked at Mingyan, and it made a "gurgling" sound in its throat.
Mingyan and Xia Cheng both burst out laughing at the same time:
"Why does it squawk like a hen?!"
The little black dragon was very clingy, wobbling along with Mingyan as he walked, and liked to wag its tail.
Black dragons are a very majestic species of dragon, but in their juvenile stage, they are all black and have a kind of ugly-cute feeling.
Xia Cheng squatted down and touched the little horn on its head—although he couldn't actually touch it, the little black dragon immediately squinted its eyes happily and continued to make "clucking" sounds to express that it was very comfortable.
The little experience bar slowly increased by one level.
It will take at least three more days for it to grow into a young adult.
Mingyan hid it back into the scroll, and at the same time took out another incubator and another dragon egg.
"We still have half the journey left, we can't waste it," Mingyan said seriously.
Then, a pink egg appeared on his head.
163. The needs of the nouveau riche
With another batch of dragon eggs on his head, Mingyan and Xia Cheng continued walking back to the Blue Star Building.
He clearly doesn't exercise often, so it took him more than forty minutes to walk a short distance.
They rested for a short while at a dessert shop before continuing their walk.
—To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he could also hatch eggs, he would have already considered taking a taxi back because he was tired of walking.
But that won't do! Testing new game prototypes is every designer's responsibility!
So, when Mingyan finally arrived at the entrance of the Blue Star Building, he was so tired that his back was sweating and he had drunk an entire bottle of water.
All he wanted to do was get back to the Blue Star lounge, take a shower, and lie down, but someone at the entrance of the Blue Star Building caught his attention.
A large crowd had gathered around him; many people were secretly taking pictures of him with their phones, while others were whispering and laughing.
The man was wearing an ancient-style robe, his hair was messy, and he looked like he had just stepped out of the Middle Ages. He was sitting cross-legged under a tree at the entrance to Blue Star.
He obviously didn't have an invitation, so the Blue Star Building's security system stopped him at the door.
He had no choice but to sit outside on the side of the road, with a wooden board in front of him bearing a few lines of crooked writing in marker.
[Requesting an audience with the chief architect of Earth! I have a brilliant idea that can turn lead into gold, guaranteeing at least 10 billion in profit.]
Clearly stated: "..."
Xia Cheng: "..."
Xia Cheng pointed to his temple tactfully, then shook his head with a regretful expression.
He bluntly asked, "Have you encountered something like this before?"
“I’ve encountered some people who overestimated themselves… I mean, people who didn’t understand the reservation rules, who stopped my car on the street,” Xia Cheng said. “Just ignore them.”
Mingyan pondered, "Perhaps he really does have some brilliant idea?"
Xia Cheng was silent for a moment, then continued tactfully, "I think you must have met a few amateur designers who are very confident in their inspiration, right? Haven't quite a few people sent you their resumes or design drafts?"
“…” Mingyan understood immediately.
Since Mingyan became famous, he has received countless business cards and works like these.
Unfortunately, while there may be many confident people, very few are truly talented.
After roughly reviewing the ideas behind most of his works, Mingyan could only offer a comment like "unique perspective," while their actual practical significance was practically zero.
Laymen often have novel ideas, but they are just novel and not really good ideas. If they were good, 99% of them would have already appeared in the history of games; if they were really good, 99% of them would already have been successful games before them.
However, there will still be people who lack self-awareness and believe that they are the only smart people in the world.
Therefore, regarding game design, industry insiders know two objective laws: