Chapter 242: Chapter 162: Confused! (First Update)_1

“Death! Endless destruction! Only when everything around has been completely slashed and felled could it be called fun!” —— Lumberjack.

“That must be some despicable scheme, playing with people’s hearts, secretly manipulating them until they can’t stop, to the point where they can’t live without you.” —— God of Writing.

“Rational investment, precise calculus, defeating one’s competitors by any means necessary, and then guarding the fruits of one’s victory with indifference and ruthlessness.” —— God of Love.

“Tender protection, the ultimate enjoyment like a beautiful dream, without the need to ponder anything, letting everything return to a tranquil, eternal slumber.” —— Grim Reaper.

Reading the feedback from these Little Heavenly Ways, Fang Cheng expressed that although he still wasn’t quite clear on what was “fun,” he was certain that the suggestions these fellows were proposing were definitely not fun.

Players often remarked that the tags of Fang Cheng Studio were messy, but what these Little Heavenly Ways said and their corresponding responsibilities were the most chaotic.

Having read the results, Fang Cheng turned to the Main God beside him and said, “This won’t do.”

The Main God immediately widened its eyes and asked with a hint of panic, “So, have you decided to destroy us after all?”

“Aren’t you being a bit too extreme? To be fair, you’re doing a decent job, aside from a few Little Heavenly Ways that are a bit exasperating, but all in all, it’s passable.”

Ever since it learned that it was just a part of the collective human consciousness that had evolved, the Main God’s world view seemed to have collapsed.

It had previously elevated its own status quite high and, under the worship of those animals and plants, constructed a set of logical discourse to explain the greatness of “gods” as well as the necessity of enjoying their worship.

This logic had been operating for centuries, and it had already been packaged by them into an unassailable truth, allowing them to manage the Heavenly Tao network with peace of mind and enjoying worship from the animals and plants.

However, the revelation of their origins that Fang Cheng had exposed directly toppled their legitimacy, making it realize that it was actually a sibling to the animals and plants, rather than a lofty God.

Currently, only a few gods knew this information, but the consequences for those who did know it were a bit dire.

They retreated into themselves.

Although the Main God could still come out, it had fallen into serious self-doubt, feeling, with every little stir of wind or blade of grass, that Fang Cheng was about to annihilate them.

In Fang Cheng’s view, this was a typical case of an unstable Taoist Heart , where a slight setback could cause them to collapse.

However, when he had just begun practicing Taoism, he too had had his moments of doubt about his cultivation resolution. So, he personally descended to the mortal world to take a walk, and after coming back, he no longer had any problems.

During that time, he even spent some time as a merchant, traveling north and south like a mortal, buying and selling goods, slowly amassing wealth—a process that felt quite interesting to him.

Wait, interesting…

At this thought, Fang Cheng felt like he had grasped something.

Where everyone bustles about, they come for profit, where everyone scrambles, they go for profit.

Putting himself in the player’s shoes, Fang Cheng realized that making money did indeed seem quite fun.

And within this Heavenly Tao network, there were even more ways to make money, and the feedback from having money was more intense, spurring players to chase after wealth even more.

The seventeen-ring world enabled interstellar merchant voyaging; the presence of interstellar pirates between the rings could make this process full of fun, and some unknown areas made exploring there a high-risk, high-reward job.

Beyond that, acquiring crew members was full of surprises, and exploring the local customs of different places was also a very interesting activity. Incorporating these as embellishments to interstellar trade could also provide players with additional surprises.

The existence of Little Heavenly Ways could grant players various blessings, and to obtain some special goods, they would have to foster good relations with local temples, triggering side quests to gain extra information.

Imagining it for a moment, Fang Cheng felt that the whole process was indeed very intriguing.

Accumulating wealth, strengthening one’s power, and then gaining more wealth, the entire process also could strengthen the connections between different rings in this star region and offer a great opportunity for improvement to the local fauna and flora.

Having thought it through, Fang Cheng realized that only minor changes were needed on top of the “Squirrel Spaceship” base.

With these ideas in mind, Fang Cheng returned to his studio and then found Huang Ping, sharing his concept with him.

Since everything needed was already in place, what followed was system integration and numerical tweaks, parts of which he needed to discuss with the trio of planners before making adjustments together.

As soon as Xiao Douzi learned what Fang Cheng wanted to create, she became excited first.

“Interstellar trade sounds exciting! And with ‘Squirrel Spaceship’ as a warm-up, this game should be very appealing.”

Huang Ping also nodded, “I’m interested in the division of power within it. Players can establish different trading companies, then collectively build a network of trading zones. There are a lot of elements to explore here, and I believe this could really boost the social aspect.”

“Can we fight?” Monkey asked excitedly, “The scene where the Star of Destruction was deployed in ‘Squirrel Spaceship’ was really cool, but it’s a pity it only thrashed Lady Tragedy once. So, will we have a chance to thrash her again in the future?”

Wang Xiaoying also moved a chair over, “It sounds like it has a lot of freedom, and it should be quite nice to play. I didn’t get enough of ‘The Supreme One,’ the map was too small, and it wasn’t free enough. Now having a galaxy to run around in, just thinking about it is thrilling.”