National Game Producer

The game continues.

After crossing the first spike obstacle, there is another spike obstacle ahead.

However, the second spike obstacle is not wide, and the knight can directly jump over it.

Stay away from the spikes and go all the way down.

Brother Zhang soon saw a huge treasure chest at the bottom of the hidden snow area.

After opening the treasure chest, he got a talisman prop called [Wrath of the Dead].

【Equip a talisman to activate its powerful abilities.

[To equip a talisman, you can open the talisman menu while resting on the bench. 】

"Is this a passive ability?" Brother Zhang quickly reacted.

The so-called bench is probably the place where blood is restored.

As for the talisman menu...

Brother Zhang called up the system menu, looked at the detailed operation instructions, and quickly knew how to perform each operation.

He first opened the inventory and took a look.

There are descriptions of weapons and carapace coins.

[Old Bone Nail: The traditional weapon of Hallownest. Its blade has become dull due to age and wear.]

"So it should be upgradeable?" Brother Zhang guessed.

[Geo: Hallownest’s currency is made from fossil shells of various shapes. It can be used to trade goods or as royalties for various old devices.]

"This thing is indeed currency... So, there are various merchants or vending machines in this game?" Brother Zhang continued to speculate.

After looking at the inventory, he looked at the amulet inventory.

Inside was only the Wrath of the Dead he had just obtained.

[The Wrath of the Dead: embodies the anger and bravery of those who are dying.

【When approaching death, the holder's power will increase.】

"Oh, this should be like some of the props in "Isaac". When you have one or half health left, you can increase your attack power."

Brother Zhang couldn't help but laugh, "With my skills and this talisman, wouldn't that make me invincible?"

【hhh, passed the level directly! 】

【Violent killing!】

[Brother Zhang has to clear the level tonight even if he stays up all night, don’t let me look down on you [Funny]]

[There are weapon upgrades, commodity transactions, and talismans... I feel that this game is much richer than "Ori"! 】

[After all, it has been so long since the release of "Ori", "Firebringer" will definitely have new ideas! 】

[I feel like this game will be very playable~]

…

Brother Zhang was chatting with the audience in the live broadcast room while controlling the little knight to move forward.

Soon, he came to the second oval whiteboard.

【When you walk through here, you will enter the territory of the King and the Creator.

【Cross this threshold and obey our laws.

[Witness the last and only civilization, the eternal kingdom - Hallownest.]

After walking a few steps further, he came to a closed door.

After continuously slashing at the door for more than ten times, the door was cracked and then exploded.

Brother Zhang passed through the gate, jumped off the cliff, and came to a declining town called Dirtmouth.

Here, he met the first friendly NPC in the game - Elder Worm.

After talking to the insect elder, I learned that all the residents in the town went underground and entered the cave.

Below the town, there once was a great kingdom.

The kingdom has been in ruins a long time ago, but it still attracts bugs to go deep there to find wealth, glory, enlightenment and other things about dreams.

The elder Worm thought that the little knight was also here to find his dream, so he warned the little knight to be careful.

It seems to be filled with a disgusting atmosphere. When creatures enter there, they will be deprived of their original memories and become crazy.

Maybe, dreams are not such a beautiful thing.

"Let's analyze the plot first?" After the conversation with Elder Chong, Brother Zhang put forward his own ideas.

The viewers in the live broadcast room all agreed.

For players in this world, the plot of the game is, after all, something they have valued for more than ten years.

No matter how popular games with weak/no plot are, plot games will always occupy a place in their hearts.

"The last two sentences that Elder Zong said just now should refer to a few clips in the opening animation."

Brother Zhang analyzed carefully, "Those orange-yellow gases broke through the seal of the black body and were spread into the air, which in turn caused the creatures that entered the ground to be deprived of their memories and gradually became crazy.

"At this time, the body with three eyes is awakened... It will probably find a way to prevent the spread of gas.

"In the end, it should be the protagonist, the Little Knight, who is ordered to come to solve the problem when he is in danger.

"Well... these are probably the plots I can think of right now."

…

[It feels similar to what I thought. Brother Zhang and I really have a good understanding of each other [dog head]]

[So, that black body is a seal? 】

[I think that the fact that the underground kingdom...that is, Hallownest will become ruins may also be related to this gas.]

[Hownest fought against the existence of evil, and in the end Hallownest sealed the evil at the cost of its destruction?]

[Then the evil is back now?]

[The story line is quite clear, but I don’t know how “The Fire Bearer” will tell it. 】

[Ham, there is no need to worry about the strength of the "Fire Bearer", just read the story with peace of mind~]

[Qingshi, you can always trust the story-telling ability of the "Fire Bearer" [eating melon seeds]]

…

After Brother Zhang finished discussing with the audience, he turned his attention back to the game.

Next to Elder Worm, there is a bench.

After he controlled the little knight to sit on it, he received a piece of information.

[To equip a talisman, please open the talisman menu while resting on the bench. 】

Brother Zhang followed the instructions, opened the talisman column, and equipped the only [Wrath of the Dead] talisman inside.

"I'm invincible!" he declared.

Taking two more steps to the right, he saw several shell-shaped rooms.

The screen shows that he can interact with one of the rooms.

After choosing to interact, a piece of text pops up on the screen.

【We will be opening soon to sell map supplies.

【——Inselda and Cornifer.】

"Oh, you can also buy maps..."

Brother Zhang subconsciously muttered something, but then he felt something was wrong, "Wait a minute, doesn't this game originally have a map?"

He flipped through the menu page, and sure enough he didn't see the map option.

How does this allow him to distinguish complex terrain?

"It seems we have to find a way to get the map first..."

As Brother Zhang said this, he came to the well on the right and jumped in.

After falling to the bottom of the well, the name "Forgotten Crossroads" was displayed on the screen.

He looked left and right and found that he seemed to be able to go in both directions.

"To be fair, according to normal circumstances, the right path must be the right way, right?"

Brother Zhang controlled the little knight and jumped left and right, "So... let's go to the right."

After saying that, he walked straight to the right.

Originally, according to the conventional way of playing this kind of game, after confirming that the right path is the right path, he should first go to the left to see if there are any hidden items that can be obtained.

However, he considered that he still had to find a way to get the map first, and the best way to get the map was most likely to follow the main flow... This understanding should be no problem, right?

If it doesn't work, just come back later.

It’s not like this game is irreversible.

After walking a short distance to the right, he came to the outside of a huge building called the [Black Egg Temple].

Entering the temple, he met the second friendly NPC in the game - a bug brother named Quiruo.

It can be seen from the conversation that the other party also came to explore underground caves.

At the same time, the other party also expressed his fascination with some of the puzzles of Hallownest.

It seems that there is something here that attracts the other party to come.

At this time, Brother Zhang suddenly noticed that there were three white masks embedded in the huge stone pebbles next to Kui Ruo.

"It turns out that there are not three eyes in the opening animation, but three masks... So these represent three people?"

He thought thoughtfully, "The three people represented by these three masks are probably guarding the seal?"

Briefly analyze the plot.

Brother Zhang then controlled the little knight to leave [Black Egg Temple] and continue walking to the right.

After getting rid of some monsters on the road, he came to the second fork in the road.

This time, he can choose to go down or to the right.

He hesitated for a moment and finally decided to go to the right and take a look.

Take one path until it gets dark, then turn back and find another path if it doesn't work.

Arriving at the area on the right, he took a few steps forward when he suddenly noticed a monster several times larger than the Little Knight at the edge of the screen.

"This should be the boss... No, this must be the boss, right?"

Brother Zhang jumped twice on the spot, intending to see the reaction of the audience in the live broadcast room first.

【Don't be afraid, hurry up!】

[Didn’t you say you are already invincible? [Eat melon]]

【We met him so early?】

[From the perspective of the game's gameplay design, I think this game should be an action game that pays great attention to combat. It is estimated that the number of bosses in the back will not be small~]

[I feel the same, so in this first boss battle, Brother Zhang, please don’t back down!]

…

"I don't want to back down, I just want to see your reaction."

Brother Zhang finished this sentence in a very relaxed tone, and then controlled the little knight to face the armored monster on the opposite side.

The armored monster carries a big stick that looks like a tooth on its shoulder.

After seeing the little knight coming, it also started to move in large strides.

When the two sides approached a certain distance, the armored monster suddenly raised the big stick in his hand and hit the little knight on the head.

Brother Zhang had quick eyesight and quickly controlled the little knight to take a few steps back.

"Snapped!"

The big stick hit the ground directly, causing the game screen to shake slightly.

"It moves so fast..."

Brother Zhang muttered something subconsciously, and then took advantage of the moment when the armored monster raised his stick and swung it back, and quickly ran forward and slashed twice.

unexpectedly--

Just when he made the second slash, the armored monster actually raised the big stick in his hand again!

Brother Zhang was slightly startled and hurriedly controlled the little knight to jump back.

As a result, as soon as the little knight jumped into the air, he was hit down by the armored monster with a big stick.

The little knight instantly lost a little blood, and still had four health points left.

"The response is a bit slow...I'll try again."

As Brother Zhang spoke, he continued to lure the armored monster to attack, and then used the opponent's attack gaps to counterattack.

After some trying...

He only had a little blood left.

In just ten seconds, he was beaten to four points of blood!

"I shouldn't be greedy, I should just hit him once and then retreat... I won't have time to dodge the attack after hitting him twice!"

Brother Zhang finally came to his senses, and then planned to implement this idea.

Of course, before that, he needs to use his soul to restore two points of blood to increase his error tolerance.

Taking advantage of the gap between the armor monster's attacks, he quickly ran to the corner and used the soul recovery skill.

At this moment, the armored monster made a move.

——It rolled back a bit.

Brother Zhang frowned slightly, a little confused.

The next second, a ground shock wave rushed towards him quickly!

Ah this...

Brother Zhang was stunned.

He had no time to react!

The moment the shock wave came into contact with the little knight's body, the little knight had not had time to complete the blood recovery operation.

As a result, the little knight was directly blown to pieces by the shock wave.

died……

The first blood in this game is actually explained here...

Brother Zhang was stunned for a moment, then laughed twice: "It seems a bit difficult to fight."

After saying that, he ignored the barrage and watched the little knight come to life on the bench in [Dirtmouth].

"It turns out that this bench is a save point..."

Brother Zhang sighed, and then controlled the little knight and returned to the "Forgotten Crossroads" again.

While he was struggling with which path to take this time, he suddenly noticed some rather special comments in the live broadcast room.

[Where is Geo, why did it become 0?]

[Brother Zhang, all your money is gone!]

[I just saw that after the little knight died, a small black shadow seemed to be left behind...]

[The money was not taken away by the boss, right? Maybe only by killing the boss can we get back the lost money? 】

[It feels a bit confusing...]

…

Brother Zhang suddenly reacted after watching the barrage.

The string of numbers representing currency in the upper left corner has actually returned to zero!

The money was taken away by the boss?

How can it be so real?

Therefore, there is no choice for the next way.

He could only bite the bullet and continue looking for the armored monster.

This time, he was mentally prepared in advance and simulated several coping strategies in his mind.

After adjusting his state, he came to the armored monster again.

Unexpectedly, in addition to the armored monster, there was also a little black shadow that looked very similar to the little knight!

This seems to be the soul of the little knight?

Half a minute later.

Brother Zhang returned to the bench at [Dirtmouth] again.

He died again...

He died under the double attack of the little black shadow and the armored monster.

And he didn't even kill a single enemy!

However, this time he did not fall into confusion again.

Because he had figured out the path to the armored monster.

"The only two moves I can do over and over again are swinging the stick and the shock wave... If I die, I will be a pig!"

Brother Zhang uttered a vow, and then controlled the little knight to come to the armored monster for the third time.

Last time, he focused on the armored monster.

This time, he planned to get rid of the little black shadow first.

One minute later.

he……

Never returned to the bench in [Dirtmouth].

He killed the little black shadow.

At the same time, the armor monster was defeated.

And it’s still harmless!

"That's it?"

Brother Zhang curled his lips, feeling a little proud.

He has never hurt the boss, and this record is enough for him to brag about for a whole day!

He glanced at the barrage, intending to see what the audience in the live broadcast room would say.

【The money still hasn’t come back!】

[It’s over, you won’t lose all your money if you die once, right? Then this game is too difficult to play!]

[Does it mean not to die? 】

…

Brother Zhang glanced at the less than 100 Geo in the upper left corner (dropped from the monster this time), and the joy in his heart was instantly washed away.

Is there something wrong with this game?