“…… Young master, on the side of the national war, you are not on the scene to command the brothers, will there be any problems? ”

Hearing the whispered question from Xingyun Yijian beside him, Xinghe did not stop.

"Before leaving, I have arranged for the magic knife and the promise that they will command the guild's national war operations on the front line of the national war on my behalf, and the two of them should be fine."

Hearing the name of the magic sword and the promise, Nebula Yijian's expression became a little complicated for a moment, but then it returned to its original state.

"Although the magic sword and the promise are indeed trustworthy, young master, I heard that this time the dark domain has made a lot of efforts, and even the dark madman rarely personally led people to the battlefield, destroying two small fortresses of the empire in a row...... Without the young master, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to suppress the crazy guys in the dark domain this time. ”

Although what Xingyun Yijian said was suspected of increasing the morale of others, it was not unreasonable.

Since the previous battle of the Inland Sea faction, the Dark Domain and the Blood Fury Tribe, which were defeated and lost because they stood on the wrong team, and finally relied on official compensation measures to avoid even losing their blood capital, completely fell behind their respective competitors in the comparison of player power between the Federation and the Empire, while the Hall of Stars and Mu Tianxia thought about the opposite, because they chose the right camp and made a lot of money, and became the number one player guild of the Federation and the Empire.

However, regardless of the specific situation on the imperial side, as far as the federal side is concerned, even if the Xingyun Yijian is loyal to its own young master, it has to become the star hall The name of the "first in the federation" is not stable at all, and it is not even as good as the dark domain guild in the early game, after all, the dark domain guild was quite a bit of a standout for a period of time when it dominated the early game, and now the star hall, although it shows that the former overlord of the dark domain has been trampled under the feet, But the gap between the two sides has not yet reached the point where it is difficult to turn the tables around.

Because of this, although it has fallen behind in the competition, after the opening of the national war data chapter, the Dark Domain Guild has shown explosive energy and momentum. The national war is different from the previous faction war, there is no need to worry about the problem of "standing on the wrong team" at all, and the Dark Domain Leader Dark Maniac borrowed this point to hype, and the ridicule of the Star Hall was just a good luck while inciting the enthusiasm of the Dark Domain Guild players, so that the Dark Domain Guild has become the most active and powerful battlefield force among the players of the Federation camp since the beginning of the national war.

In contrast, the star hall of the newly promoted First Federation Guild, the performance on the battlefield of the national war in the past few days can only be described as unsatisfactory, although it is not without achievements, but compared to the dark domain where the upper and lower hearts completely explode, there will always be a feeling that the actual results are not commensurate with the title of "first". Of course, there is the shame of the dark domain and then the warrior's morale is high, and the Xingyao Hall is a little lazy because of the new chief, but it is true that there are many Xingyao Palace's top commanders of the national war who have always been the vice president of the Xingao Demon Knife, and the chairman of the Xinghe seems to have never appeared on the battlefield of the national war at all. Even if the younger brothers are enterprising, it will be useless in the end.

Although Xingyun Yijian's game skills are not as good as Xingao's magic knife, and his strategic vision is not as good as Xinglan's promise, he is still a middle-class asset after all, and he is even more loyal to Xinghe. Worried that Xinghe would not let Xingyao Palace's achievements and gains in the national war be affected, such a persuasion could be regarded as more pertinent when it came out of his mouth at this moment.

However, for Xingyun Yijian's vague persuasive words, Xinghe only spoke lightly.

"Indeed, I've heard the magic knife and promise mention this before, and the guild's performance on the battlefield of the national war has been a little unsatisfactory recently...... But, it's not too bad, is it? ”

Xingyun Yijian was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, what does it mean to be "not too bad"? Isn't the young master's goal to become the number one player guild on the side of the Federation and even in the entire "Redemption"? The young master's requirements for the performance of his guild are just "not too bad"?

Although he didn't look back, Xingyun Yijian's silence could already be regarded as an explanation of his doubts for Xinghe, and Xinghe smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and then spoke.

"Yijian, what do you think is the purpose of the game "Redemption"?"

Xingyun Yijian was not mentally prepared for the transfer of his young master without the slightest warning, and when he heard Xinghe's question, Xingyun Yijian was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously spoke.

"The purpose of the game? For, for fun? ”

"No, I'm not talking about the purpose of playing Redemption, but the purpose of the game itself is to have players come in and play."

At this moment, Xingyun Yijian was even more dumbfounded.

"Uh...... To earn money from players? ”

Xingyun Yijian felt a little silly for answering, but Xinghe didn't blame him.

"Make money...... That's right, that's the most standard answer, it's better to say that normal people think so. The game developer has developed an epoch-making online game that has taken the world by storm, attracting a large number of players to the game world for adventure games, with the ultimate goal of making a lot of money from players who enter the pit with this popular game. That's what I thought at first, but only recently it dawned on me to think differently. ”

Saying this, Xinghe's smile retracted, and his expression became a little elusive.

"I suddenly started to think that the purpose of the game 'Redemption'...... It is for us to 'expel the chaos of this world and protect the order of this world'. ”

Xingyun Yijian reacted for a few seconds before realizing that this line was not a sudden offense by Xinghe, but a sentence that appeared at the beginning as the official game background introduction as early as when every player first entered the registration of "Redemption" on the "Redemption" server.

"Master, this is not the ...... of the game background of "Redemption""

Speaking of which, Xingyun Yijian didn't know how to continue, although Xinghe was relatively easy-going to their subordinates who were his cronies in reality, but after all, it was a bit too stupid to say to his face that his young master actually took a game background seriously, which was obviously an act of death.

"That's right, that's the background of this game," Xinghe didn't seem to hear Nebula Yijian's words, or actually heard it but didn't take it seriously, "It's really hard to believe, but I find that if you think about it along this line, a lot of weird things seem to make sense before." ”

"Although this game is so popular today, it can almost be called a money-absorbing machine in the online game industry, but in fact, this 'gold absorption' does not mean that the official operation of "Redemption" makes a lot of money, but that this game can make people who invest capital in it make a lot of money. In the "Redemption" game, there are actually very few elements that can really allow the official operator to benefit from the players, but it is precisely because the official operator does not completely control the functional elements of equipment manufacturing and processing, large-scale trading of props, etc., in the hands of the official system, that we virtual consortia can find so many investment and money-making opportunities in this popular game. ”

"I've thought that maybe this is a deliberate effort by the operator of Redemption to create a new model of online game management. After all, while they don't make money directly from their players, they do attract a lot of investment from virtual consortia like us. But as the game progressed, I realized that I was completely wrong, and it seems that the official Redemption didn't even think about making money with the game...... To take the most obvious example, the faction war in the plot of the just-concluded Storm Inland Sea Turmoil. ”

Speaking of this, Xinghe paused, and although the character in the game would not have a dry mouth due to talking for too long, he still subconsciously licked his lips and narrowed his eyes.

"As the highest plot of the Inland Sea turmoil. Tide Battle, if it were me, even if I wanted to ensure that the original flavor of the plot was not dominated by other elements, it would not prevent me from making a lot of money from it. In addition to the existing ship types, more battle-specialized ship types will be added, the decisive battle time will be extended, and the unique mounts of the sea will be opened...... Just such a decisive battle, if properly operated, can set off a consumer trend in the game, even if the official does not want to make money, we, the operators in the game, have a way to make a profit.

"But the official "Redemption" didn't do anything, not only that, but it also arranged the plot of the original goblin to directly defeat the final boss single-handedly, although as one of the ultimate beneficiaries, it may not be appropriate for me to say this, but the climax of this plot will be completely ended on the first day of the decisive battle, which is simply stupid from the perspective of making money...... But, as I said, if you look at it from a different angle, from the perspective of the game's background 'Expelling the Chaos Protection Order', the conclusion will be very different.

"The players of the Yekal faction have been deceived by Prince Yekal disguised as the Order faction, and if this war is allowed to continue without the true colors of Yekal immediately exposed, the war will become a pure and pathetic internal conflict between fellow players of the Order faction that makes no sense to 'banish Chaos'. The decapitation of the primordial goblin is a stupid thing from the perspective of making money in the game, but purely from the point of view of the game plot itself, it is indeed the best judgment and measure that the strong and leader of the order camp can make on that occasion. ”

Speaking of this, Xinghe finally turned his head and looked at Xingyun Yijian, who was stunned by his analysis.

"This is not the only example, during this time I have collected a lot of game materials, and I have analyzed a lot, and I found that in order to comply with the purpose of 'expelling chaos and defending order' in the background of the game, in order to make the game script of order defeat chaos continue in the best way, this game can really abandon all possibilities to make money and even offend players, this is "Redemption", a game that is not only epoch-making because of technological innovation, but also has a completely different concept from all traditional online games...... So, why can't we venture to assume that the purpose of the game is not to make money at all, but to really try to get players to save this virtual continent in the game?

"If you follow this line of thought and go back to the question just now...... The newly opened National War Information Chapter, let the Federation and the Empire and players on both sides of the same order camp kill each other, Yijian, do you think this makes sense for the game goal of 'expelling Chaos and protecting Order'? ”

Xingyun Yijian subconsciously shook his head, seeing him like this, Xinghe smiled confidently again, and then turned around and took a step ahead of the curve, walking towards the destination of their trip, the Lancaros City Lord's Mansion.

"So, if they want to take advantage of the national war, then let them go, all we have to do is to follow up properly in the national war, and at the same time...... Finding something really 'meaningful' to do is how to really make a lot of money in this game - just like the one who correctly chose the Jie Xia faction to represent the Order. ”