Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 929 - 259: Four Gods Peak, Player Ecosystem 5

Star Vein Combination Strategies, Life Soul Characteristic Analysis, Latest Feature Evaluations... these are the forte of Strategy Guide Players.

Other branches include speed-run strategies for Death Space, combat technique tutorials, and more.

Strategy Guide Players are also among the most capable on the forum, with all actions being goal-oriented in pursuit of the strongest performance.

Apart from that, a new faction has emerged in the player forum – the Research Party.

Their characteristic is a keen interest in exploring the logic of game settings, supplementing world view stories, and delving into the depth of game content, among other things.

In fact, this faction has existed for a long time, but it wasn't very popular on the forums.

But as players develop, with territory expansion, the importance of Research Party players has gradually emerged.

The forum has a group chat organization of 300 people, named: Endless Learning.

This organization is obsessed with supplementing game background materials to an obsessive level.

They have meticulously organized all the force data encountered by players so far and edited it into posts on the forum for sharing and discussion with other players.

For example, Skyfire Dharma King, a popular character on the forum.

There is a detailed introduction from a Research Party player that stretches over hundreds of thousands of words.

Research Party players, through asking for Guidance, have thoroughly analyzed everything from the development model of the Skyfire Clan to the difficulties encountered during development, to the logic of choosing to go to Monster World.

They even analyzed in the posts why the Skyfire Dharma King did not abandon his clan and chose to die with them in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region.

This group treats Monster World background information as a piece of art worth studying.

They leave no stone unturned in exploring deep possibilities.

They even compare the behavioral logic of various forces against content from history, literature, religion, and philosophy.

This group enjoys the process of piecing together world view information the most, becoming the scholar faction within the player community.

At the initial stage of the player forum, posts by these players had no market, and many players even considered them purely idle pursuits.

However, as the player numbers grew, the Research Party also found its market.

Especially after the library function in Imperial Tomb Village came online.

A wealth of knowledge beyond a lifetime's reading enchanted them and also revealed business opportunities.

Besides forum rewards and live streams, Research Party players also take on help requests from other players to aid those unwilling to seek detailed information in finding effective solutions.

For instance, the fortune interpretation that climbed the popular chart was posted by a Research Party player.

But the most classic was a popular forum post from a month ago.

The head of a Warband guild posted on the forum seeking help.

The cause was the Warband's discovery of ruins beneath a lake while exploring the Colorful Mist Coast, but the ruins were protected by a complex custom lock.

The lock was a semi-energy, semi-metal structure, extremely strong and unable to be broken by normal means.

Warband members believed there must be an opportunity behind the ruins, but the problem was how to open this lock.

Decomposition information showed that the ruins were constructed by Monster World's local force, the Iron Dark Sect.

But the decomposition information did not provide a method to open the ruins.

After asking for Guidance, which provided a relatively detailed solution, the problem was no tool mentioned in the solution was available in either the store or the Trading House.

The Warband leader offered twenty thousand points of sacrificial power for a solution.

Ultimately, this problem was solved by the "Endless Learning" chat group formed by forum Research Party players.

Upon receiving the task, they went to the Imperial Tomb Village library to review the relevant information about the Iron Dark Sect.

They found three items within the Iron Dark Sect's totem and their crafting methods.

These three items were Dark Iron, Rusted Wheel, and Triangular Plant Essence.

They recorded the crafting methods of these three items in detail from the library, enlisted the help of the Arms Merchant Guild, Alchemist Guild, and a player adept at crafting various tools for customization.

The whole process was supported by providing various information and following up on the crafting process.

Ultimately, they successfully crafted the three items and personally went to the ruins site.

According to the data documented, and even the totem placement order of the Iron Dark Sect, they successfully opened the ruins without damaging any items inside.

The entire process took three days and was live-streamed on the forum.

The referenced material content totaled in the millions of words, with group chat members working together to tackle the challenge of opening the ruins.

Without the help of this Research Party, the Warband that discovered the ruins would have had difficulty opening them even with Guidance.

Because Guidance provided solutions that are ideal conditions, actual operations still encounter various variables.

Just like Ah Lan setting up a Space Transmission Array, mastering knowledge and practical operation are completely different.

And Research Party players, they are most passionate about deep learning.

Before attempting to break the lock, they had already simulated trying multiple times and only stepped in personally after feeling confident.

This success gave the Endless Learning chat group fame on the forum.

Subsequent to this, they took on several help requests from Warbands and generally completed them satisfactorily.

For this group, the sacrificial power earnings are certainly important, but the process of solving the puzzle is also part of the enjoyment.

The immersive experience of peeling back the layers, advancing step by step, fascinates them more than the moment the ruins are finally opened.

As one Research Party player involved in solving the puzzle said: Essentially, solving puzzles isn't about solving cases through reasoning, it's an immersive story experience. When we understand the background information on the Iron Dark Sect, it's like watching a movie, reading a novel, a piece of history; it's also a deep dialogue with the world background.

In Qi Sheng's eyes, the emergence of Research Party players filled in the detail parts that Guidance did not cover.

Guidance gives direct answers.

While the Research Party makes obscure puzzles clear and tangible, they patiently organize clues, repeatedly verify feasibility, and even break down complex processes into step-by-step operational guides, helping other players overcome obstacles hands-on.

They are regarded as scholars within the Player Faction.

It can be foreseen that as the number of players increases, the game ecosystem will undoubtedly become more diverse.

And this is exactly the scene Qi Sheng most looks forward to seeing.