To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 818 - 453 This is Work_1

Realizing this was a shop management simulation game, Huang Ping began to carefully inspect the settings within the game.

Currently, the gaming trend on the market favored the "pigeon" genre, with several "pigeon-type" games becoming quite popular.

Moreover, "pigeon" games were characterized by ease of updating and scoring achievements. Even if the initial release wasn’t spectacular, continuous updates could boost the game’s reputation, driving sales numbers ever higher.

That’s just how games are: releasing them isn’t everything; post-launch updates and optimizations are also substantial components, partly due to the ever-increasing cost of game development.

However, the boss’s games were different.

His were always top-notch from the get-go.

Not only that, but the boss could also arrange easter eggs within the game, prepare follow-up gameplay, and have a variety of fun settings fully fleshed out, delivering a delightful gaming experience.

Some have analyzed that making games was actually quite simple for Fang Cheng.

Add some good settings, some art, some content, and a bit of quality AI, and then it’s done.

But the problem is, everyone understands the theory, yet if you can’t do it, you can’t do it.

Even if you sold your ancestral tomb, you couldn’t do it.

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Huang Ping refocused his attention on the game in front of him.

While Huang Ping was pondering, people had already started coming into his store.

The individual appeared to be a veteran soldier from World War II, wearing a grey wool coat, a gas mask on his face, a military saber at his waist, and an old-fashioned rifle on his back.

They walked in groups of three, their steps so uniform it seemed as if they were one person.

Despite their grave appearances, the eyes beneath the gas masks were incredibly clear, even a bit shy.

After standing neatly in front of Huang Ping, the leader said, "Excuse me, what do you sell here?"

Huang Ping was momentarily stunned, then quickly opened the item menu in the interface and saw that there were very few items he could sell.

The game provided starting capital for purchasing goods, and if the principal and the total value of goods in the store were low, you could apply to the system for subsidies to prevent players from getting stuck.

Quickly scanning through the items available, he said to the soldiers in front of him, "Some food, but it might not taste very good. Drinking water, and some clothes."

"That’ll do, how much?"

"Hmm..."

After a moment’s thought, Huang Ping decided to make a small profit, offering a price slightly above cost.

"For food, ten Jin per kilogram, two Jin for water, and for clothes, it depends on the style you want."

The price made the soldiers in front halt briefly before they quickly nodded, as if afraid Huang Ping would change his mind.

"We’ll take three hundred kilograms of food and the same amount of drinking water. Can you supply us with the goods tonight?"

"No need, right now is fine."

Having made the purchase, Huang Ping saw the icon for restocking and a progress bar appear on his panel, with corresponding tips explaining: "The larger the total weight of the goods ordered, the slower the restocking speed. Certain technologies can be researched to speed up this process."

This feature increased Huang Ping’s sense of immersion and made him feel like he truly was a shop manager, running his little shop.

Games are like that, often a single small detail can endear a player, leading them to invest time and energy into the game.

Hearing that Huang Ping could supply them now, the three soldiers stood still, silently waiting.

However, noticing Huang Ping made no move to fetch the goods, they waited in silence for a few minutes before asking, "Aren’t you going to get the goods?"

"They’re already on their way."

"...Oh."

After a moment of silent astonishment, they discovered that the previously empty shelves were now suddenly loaded with goods. Simply packaged food was displayed, filling the small shop to the brim.

Watching this miraculous scene unfold, the leader fell silent for a while before his tone involuntarily took on a note of respect, "Are you a Cultivator?"

The term "Cultivator" sounded odd coming from his mouth, but since everything was so mixed up here already, Huang Ping didn’t find it strange.

So, he promptly replied, "No, just an ordinary shopkeeper."

"...I see. You do not wish to reveal your name. Alright, I will refer to you as the shopkeeper from now on. Here is the money, please take it."

After accepting the money handed over, Huang Ping watched as the leader alone shouldered the six hundred kilograms of goods without any change in balance and walked out with firm steps.

Stopping at the door, he paused, then said, "Shopkeeper, I feel that your store will be very promising in the future. So it’s best if you come up with a name for the shop."

"Alright, I will."

After seeing off the first customers, Huang Ping realized he indeed hadn’t been given the option to name the store when he entered the game.

Noting this requirement, Huang Ping felt that Fang Cheng’s AI was becoming increasingly humanized.

They were even making requests now.

If this kept up, game testing in the future wouldn’t need humans; just a batch of AI could assist with testing, greatly reducing development costs and production cycles for games.

But that was the boss’s own patent, so it would be up to the boss to decide.