Just play this Divergent Universes; there are tons of fun events I wrote into it myself.
Bai Luan put down his phone.
Ark and Stelle were getting along very well, which eased his worries considerably. It seemed he wouldn't have to rush over every day to check on them for a while.
『It's the first time I've seen someone treat an Aeon like a child on their first day of kindergarten』
...
Bai Luan had to admit, the system's description was quite apt.
But just because it's apt, does that mean I can't argue?
Ha! As if!
Bai Luan put his hands on his hips and said:
"So what?"
He continued in a self-justified tone:
"This proves I'll be a good dad in the future."
[=_=]
Hmph, nothing to say now, right?
Seeing the system didn't reply, Bai Luan shifted his attention to other matters.
The first thing he needed to confirm was Silver Wolf's request.
He had originally planned to make a DLC for cyberpunk 2077, but if Silver Wolf wanted to change it, then so be it.
Although he often played tricks on her, he couldn't deny that Silver Wolf genuinely loved these games.
To this day, Silver Wolf still held the record for the highest scores in many of the games he had brought, though Xylia had managed to snatch a few away recently.
Xylia hadn't lied to him; she really did try to 'Slay the Immortals,' and in some games, she succeeded purely through skill.
What a powerful female gamer.
Silver Wolf probably got overheated from being beaten by her more than once.
Silver Wolf's playtime was even more exaggerated; she played every game for a very long time.
Bai Luan even suspected she might be using her clones to play multiple games simultaneously.
In short, even though Silver Wolf liked to cheat when she couldn't win, few people could match her passion for games.
Bai Luan was actually quite happy that someone loved playing the games he had gone to the trouble of bringing over.
『Then why do you mess with her every day?』
In response, Bai Luan shrugged and said:
"She has to pay some price for cheating, doesn't she?"
So, what kind of game should he make for Silver Wolf?
He might as well ask her.
Bai Luan: Online?
Silver Wolf: ?
Bai Luan: What genre of game do you like?
Silver Wolf: I play everything, as long as it's interesting.
Bai Luan: Name one you like.
Silver Wolf: Action games.
Bai Luan: Got it.
Bai Luan: Then the new game won't be an action game.
Silver Wolf: ...
Silver Wolf: I hate action games now.
Bai Luan: Oh.
Bai Luan: Since you hate action games, then the new game definitely won't be an action game.
Silver Wolf: ...
Silver Wolf: Instead of wasting time messing with me, why don't you figure out what you're actually going to make?
Bai Luan smiled at Silver Wolf's reply and typed back:
Bai Luan: Actually, the moment you spoke, I already knew what I wanted to make.
Silver Wolf: Oh?
Silver Wolf: Spill the beans.
Bai Luan: Detroit: Become Human.
Silver Wolf: Become Human...
Silver Wolf: It looks like it really is related to the awakening of Automatons.
Bai Luan: It's what you asked for.
On the other end of the network, Silver Wolf looked at the game title Bai Luan had sent. The corners of her mouth curled up in an uncontrollable, cunning smile, revealing her successful scheme.
The first step of her plan had landed perfectly!
Now, all she had to do was wait for Bai Luan to finish making the game. Then she could comfortably sit in the audience and watch the great show she had cleverly orchestrated unfold.
Once the game was done, she would first ask Bai Luan for a trial version, and then send that trial version directly to Screwllum.
Hehehe... Imagining such a wonderful future, Silver Wolf smiled even brighter!
I've been messed with so many times; this time, it's finally my turn to mess with you!
How could I, the mighty Stellaron Hunter Super Hacker, let you keep controlling me?
Walk toward destruction without knowing a thing!
BL!!!
However, she couldn't expose herself yet.
At least, she couldn't let the other party realize her intention.
Silver Wolf tried hard to calm down, making sure her reply maintained her usual tone:
Silver Wolf: You absolutely must make this game well. If you don't, I won't accept it!
Silver Wolf: If it's not fun, don't blame me for demanding that you update the cyberpunk 2077 DLC!
Bai Luan: Don't worry.
Bai Luan: Maybe this game will change your view on Automatons?
That would be fantastic!
The more profound the theme, the better!
The deeper the discussion, the better!
In that case,
Screwllum will absolutely love it!
And then you'll be totally screwed!
Silver Wolf struggled slightly to hold back her laughter, but her reply remained firm:
Silver Wolf: It better be!
Kafka walked past and couldn't help but be curious as she watched Silver Wolf suppressing a mischievous smile.
"What's up? Did something good happen?"
"Hehe..."
Silver Wolf turned her head, her face showing unconcealed smugness.
"I secretly planted a super interesting landmine for a certain annoying guy who always messes with people.
The funniest part is that he's completely unaware of it right now and is happily walking right into the pit."
Kafka roughly guessed who Silver Wolf was referring to as the annoying guy.
Hmm... that was definitely worth a chuckle.
Bai Luan looked at Silver Wolf's reply, shook his head with a smile, and put away his phone.
You say that every time, and every time you end up loving it. You really don't learn, Silver Wolf.
However, if he was going to make this game, he needed to consider Screwllum... Hmm... Screwllum probably doesn't pay much attention to games, right?
He wouldn't use the three accounts for promotion; he'd secretly release the game, and whenever Screwllum eventually discovered it, he could then give "Detroit: Become Human" a promotional push.
Promoting it earlier or later would have roughly the same effect.
Then he would just say:
This was an experimental test to see if the game could win people over based purely on its quality, without leveraging the traffic from his accounts.
Hmm, a perfect excuse.
Although he couldn't stop Screwllum from discovering the game entirely, at least he could make him discover it a little later.
Screwllum surely wouldn't discover it on the day the game was released, right?
After all, he was still busy testing the Divergent Universes.
Yes, that settled it.
Time to get to work.
Oh, right, he also needed to help Clock Studio decide what their next project would be.
As for series and such, they could decide those freely themselves; whatever they chose wouldn't turn out badly.
But for the movies, they insisted that he make the selection.
Which movie should he choose... Before long, Bai Luan had the answer.
He would make "Coco".
Later, he would give Luol a movie ticket and let him watch it; he believed it would be somewhat inspiring for him.
Once Bai Luan's thoughts began to diverge, they quickly became unstoppable.
He returned to the topic of games, pondering the action games Silver Wolf had mentioned.
This made him think of Honkai Impact 3rd, and as soon as he thought of Honkai Impact 3rd, he immediately thought of Old Yang.
Old Yang was also an Animator; perhaps he could bring Old Yang into Studio to help out.
Although Old Yang usually had to follow the Astral Express Crew on adventures and wouldn't stay in one place for too long.
This wasn't a problem at all. The StarNet was so advanced that he could easily work from home, providing remote assistance to the people at Clock Studio.
Wait... since he was bringing Old Yang over to do animation, why didn't he bring Old Yang over to make Honkai Impact 3rd?
Have Old Yang personally make Honkai Impact 3rd?
Holy moly, I'm practically a genius!
An Anywhere Door immediately appeared behind Bai Luan. He opened the Anywhere Door and stepped onto the Astral Express!
"Uncle Yang! I have an idea, want to hear it?"
Just as Bai Luan rushed out of the Anywhere Door, Pom-Pom gently hit him with a broom.
Pom-Pom retracted the broom, assumed the dignity of the Conductor, held the broom in one hand and placed the other on their hip, and addressed Bai Luan:
"Passenger Bai Luan! I already told you, next time you open an Anywhere Door on the Astral Express, you have to give me advance notice, Pom!"
Bai Luan scratched his head.
"I forgot, hehe..."
"Don't let it happen again, Pom!"