Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
In the morning, An Wen awoke from his slumber feeling refreshed.
There was not even the slightest sensation of soreness in his muscles; instead, he felt full of energy.
Such made An Wen feel extremely alive and energized.
“The bath I took yesterday night was really effective, I should perhaps take a bath every day from now on.”
After quickly washing up, An Wen arrived at a stall located outside of his district which was selling breakfast.
He then said asked, “Boss, I want one cup of soy milk, a plate of pickled vegetables, two flower rolls, and an egg.”
The boss of the stall quickly replied, “Alright, have a seat first, I’ll bring the dishes over in a moment.”
An Wen took out his mobile phone and opened the Bilibili website.
He had been busy with the other world for the past two days and did not have the time to browse the Bilibili website.
“Faker Defeated, Pans Camera Wildly To Avoid Seeing Nexus Being Destroyed.”
An Wen raised his eyebrows when he saw the video.
Was Brother Lee getting overpowered so quickly?
The video was not unpopular – there were already close to 10 thousand bullet comments.
An Wen continued browsing through the pages on the website. He was not interested in such videos; he would rather spend his spare time looking at his ‘waifu’.
“Reliving the exhilarating, legendary songs which accompanied you through the past years as you ‘rampaged’ through the Bilibili site.”
When he saw the video, An Wen decided to eat his breakfast as he listened to the legendary songs.
“Ki me tsuke bakari unubo re wo ki ta chiipu na hokori de oto aragetemo…”
The voice of Mika Kobayashi echoed through An Wen’s phone.
Immediately, An Wen could feel all the cells in his body vibrating, as if they were about to explode.
It was extremely captivating!
Subsequently, familiar songs came on one after another, and the familiar tunes rang in An Wen’s ears.
Kenshi Yonezu, Koji Wada, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroyuki Sawano, fripSide…
After the few legendary songs finished playing, An Wen had returned home.
Donning his down coat, An Wen fully equipped himself and traveled to the other world.
“Eh?”
The moment An Wen arrived in the other world, he became instantly stunned.
The three fire pits which he lighted had disappeared, and the surrounding area was pitch-black.
With the moonlight above, An Wen saw the wooden house and the wood processing plant which had both collapsed.
“What happened?”
As An Wen remained dazed, he heard a horrifying roar behind.
He turned around intuitively.
A gigantic, menacing figure was standing right in front of his eyes.
Whoosh!
An Wen instantly traveled back home.
Smack!
The instant An Wen returned home, he sat on the floor as he panted heavily.
He was still visibly horrified.
It was only after a long time when An Wen finally calmed down. He took off his down coat and slumped onto the sofa.
“What exactly went wrong? Are the monsters no longer afraid of the fire pit? Why was the base destroyed?”
A series of questions emerged in An Wen’s mind.
An Wen cast the questions aside for a moment as he began recalling each proceeding event, starting from the beginning.
On the first day, there were no monsters.
On the second day, I built a wooden house and only five monsters appeared.
Yesterday, I built a wood processing plant and a bathroom. Then, the entire base was destroyed by monsters.
In that case, what is certain is that the emergence of buildings results in the emergence of monsters.
Based on the settings of the game, as the player’s capabilities increase, the level of the monsters also increases.
Did the two new buildings – the wood processing plant and the bathroom – result in the capabilities of the monsters increasing by leaps and bounds?
“No, the problem is not due to the two buildings. I think Survival Points are at fault.”
An Wen finally understood.
As part of the game’s balancing mechanism, the player would certainly not be allowed to earn tens of thousands of Survival Points while the strength of the monsters remained constant.
If that were the case, the player would be able to trample over the monsters right from the beginning.
The game would also lose its playability when the game didn’t scale in difficulty.
The solution to such a problem was to increase the number and capabilities of the monsters as the player’s income in terms of Survival Points increased.
In such a way, the player would constantly be pressured and survival would be challenging. However, it would also not be extremely overpowering such that the player would crumble and instantly lose.
What a sly move!
The reason why the base was destroyed yesterday was none other than me ‘cheating’.
Moving the bathtub directly into the other world, the income of Survival Points instantly increased by numerous folds.
However, there were no enhancements made to the defense of the base, which was why it was unable to defend against those monsters.
An Wen had never naively believed that the light of fire could help him defend against all monsters. If that were so, there was no reason for him to construct any buildings; he could simply light a fire every night.
“In the end, the problem still lies with me.”
An Wen was slightly dispirited.
The game settings of the other world had been perfectly explained.
You can ‘cheat’, but are you certain that you would be able to beat me if you did?!
“It seems that I have to build a defense system first; otherwise, the buildings would be useless no matter how well-constructed they are.”
After understanding the cause of the situation, An Wen was no longer worried.
Although it was slightly unfortunate that the base had been destroyed by monsters, it was not considered to be a serious matter.
“The only thing that I cannot figure out now is if the capabilities of the monsters are able to increase infinitely.”
“Logically speaking, my island should be somewhat equivalent to a novice village inside an RPG game. In that case, the capabilities of the monsters surrounding the novice village could not be comparable to that of the monsters in advanced level maps.”
“Accordingly, I need to find out this exact boundary.”
After the thought, An Wen’s spirits were lifted.
Although all of his ideas were just speculations, if they were true, things would be more straightforward.
On the other hand, if his speculations were incorrect, he would merely have wasted a small amount of time and money.
It was 2.30 p.m.
An Wen began preparing to travel to the other world once again.
At this point in time, the sun in the other world had already risen, and the monsters would have certainly disappeared.
An Wen was not being careless; after all, if the monsters were to attack 24 hours a day, there was completely no way to advance in the game.
Indeed, he was right.
When An Wen arrived in the other world, the monsters had long disappeared without a trace.
“This looks slightly pathetic.”
Looking at the wreckage of the base, the corner of An Wen’s mouth quirked up.
The wooden house was trampled on as a large footprint remained in the ruins.
The wood processing plant suffered a similar fate – the bed-type milling machine was smashed into pieces, while wood wreckage and wooden pulp was everywhere.
His bathroom was damaged so badly that the foundation was dug out of the ground.
The bathtub was nowhere to be found, and there were not even any fragments of the ceramic left behind. The bathtub might well have been eaten by the monsters.
“It appears that if defense facilities are not constructed, there is no use in creating buildings, no matter how well they are built.”
After walking one circle around the wreckage of the base, An Wen left and walked towards the forest.
He no longer wanted to develop his starting area.
The geographical environment was too poor.
Furthermore, there were too few resources available in the surrounding area, so it would also be extremely disadvantageous for future development.
“Eh… The chainsaw that I left behind in the forest actually managed to ‘survive’.”
Picking up the chainsaw on the ground, An Wen continued walking deeper into the forest.
Along the way, An Wen saw many small animals.
In addition, there were numerous fruit trees within the forest with many fruits growing on them.
Half an hour later, An Wen discovered a valley surrounded by rocky mountains within the forest. There was also a small waterfall in the valley.
Upon seeing the situation of the valley, An Wen was folly.
“This is the true location where a base should be built.”
In all aspects, that valley was a natural fortress.
Three of the valley’s sides were surrounded by bare, rocky mountains, leaving only one exit. As long as the exit was guarded well, there was no need to worry about safety within the valley.
Moreover, the waterfall was not the only water source within the valley; there were also many fruit-bearing trees.
“This is awesome.”
An Wen was struck speechless.
The beach that he was at previously was his spawn location.
As long as the player remained on the beach for two days and encountered monsters at night, the player could build a base right on the beach.
However, as time passed, the players would realize that there were too few resources around the beach, and that there were also very little fruit trees in the area.
Faced with monsters that were growing increasingly stronger, in addition to the lack of resources, the players would certainly have to relocate.
As long as the players ventured into the forest, they would certainly discover the valley with an abundance of resources. Subsequently, the players would make the valley their stronghold, and also as their base to defend against infiltration by monsters.
If such was the case, does it mean that I was playing ‘hell’ difficulty mode previously?
“It is the mountains here that are the most valuable resources.”
An Wen felt the hard and sturdy rocks of the mountain, then began cutting into the rock with his chainsaw.
After 30 full seconds, a standard-sized cube of rock finally emerged.
“This rock should have been used to construct the city wall. Otherwise, no matter how strong a wooden building is, it would not be able to defend against powerful monsters.”
Placing down the chainsaw, An Wen was folly again.
An air of discovery emanated.