my cthulhu game

Chapter 43 Difficulty Level: Outer Gods

The second floor of "Fortress of Sanity".

"Yes, Xiaoxue..." Chen Qiang has been busy with business for the past few days, and has no time to accompany Xiaoxue, so he can only apologize to the phone, "I was wrong...well, it's almost done...just these two days... What did Director Qiao say? Well, okay..."

Putting down Qin Lingxue's phone, Chen Qiang breathed a sigh of relief.

It's great that Xiaoxue didn't blame herself for this.

Even if Xiaoxue's sanity has recovered, Chen Qiang doesn't intend to put too much pressure on her.

The establishment of the "Fortress of Sanity" involves a lot of things. Shi Li, Bai Shaobao and others who know nothing about the supernatural are all that matters. Xiaoxue has some understanding of the indescribable horrors in the darkness of the earth...

"Before summer, we must find an opportunity to show off our cards to her." In the brand-new office, Chen Qiang sat on the boss's chair, holding his chin in his hands, lost in thought.His new office is elegant and simple, with just a table, a chair, a bookcase, and a potted plant.

He had already handed over the suspension application to Dean Qiao, the academic affairs officer, and the school didn't say anything.For the current Chen Qiang, the "fortress of reason" is the most important thing, and everything else must be put in the back row.

The sudden rise of "The Hanged King's Curse" has attracted the attention of the entire game industry, and it has also pushed the newly formed small company "Fortress of Sanity" to the top.Of course, there are many trolls with ulterior motives.

It has to be said that Chen Qiang's strong financial resources helped a lot... In addition, the reputation of "The Hanged King's Curse" is really good, and the water army who tried to tear down the stage was beaten back by the players who brought their own dry food.

Now there are two opinions among the players: the first one is that "Fortress of Sanity" is the front company of a big company, which is a signal that a big domestic company is aggressively entering the 3A game industry; Something that a boring local tyrant tinkered with.

Although people in the industry are more inclined to the latter, among ordinary players, the first opinion undoubtedly occupies the mainstream.

A week has passed, driven by the unbelievably low price, the STEAM sales of "Curse of the Hanged King" have already exceeded 150 million sets, and are still rising; the motherboard is also expected to be released within a month.

The low price has boosted sales, but the high difficulty of the game and the deep fear style have also led a large number of players to choose video clearance. In addition, there are many players waiting for the console version abroad, which virtually restricts the further increase in sales.

"Deducting commissions and taxes," Chen Qiang thought to himself, "the current income is worth more than 700 million US dollars, and it will rise further. In the end, I am afraid that the small goal of [-] million in the system tasks will be achieved with the STEAM version alone." Complete one-fifth. Then settle the host version..."

Chen Qiang, who didn't know stand-alone games, was typing randomly on the calculator on his mobile phone.

"...Unfortunately, in order to prevent console players from protesting, the price of the console version should not be too high, otherwise this project alone will be enough to achieve the goal of [-] million," Chen Qiang said, "No, it is possible now, but It may be a long, long wait..."

Many players are looking forward to the "Fortress of Sanity" launching the DLC of "The Curse of the Hanged King" as soon as possible, but Chen Qiang knows...

The game is produced by the system, and he, Chen Qiang, is doing a no-cost business, so there is no DLC that can be released.

Not counting the security at the gate (in order to deal with the paparazzi who found out the company's address from somewhere, Chen Qiang had to hire an additional security company), "Fortress of Reason" has only three regular employees so far, the first is him, the second The first one is Shi Li, and the third one is Uncle Xu who was recruited by Chen Qiang when he registered.

Tu Lizhu and Bai Shaobao were still students, they could only be regarded as interns, and Chen Qiang also sent them back to school temporarily.

"Fortunately, I took back two more 'Investigator' contracts, and the task of recruiting a total of 20 investigators for 'More sacrifices... well, more investigators' has also been completed."

Chen Qiang closed his eyes.

……

In the next second, Chen Qiang's consciousness appeared in the misty space, which was the place where players prepared and wrote cards before the trial game started.

Chen Qiang smiled.

["More sacrifices...well, more investigators" has been completed]

[Unlock the "Secret Game Hall Virtual Space"]

[The keeper can enter this space at any time without using the mythological technology device]

【Notice!At this time, your body left outside will lose consciousness, please ensure your own safety]

[This space can store items provided by "Cthulhu's Secret Keeper", and items not provided by the "Cthulhu's Secret Keeper" system cannot be brought into the space]

[In the space, the keeper can send information and communicate with any investigator, or share vision and hearing with the investigator]

[Investigators must enter this space with the help of mythological technology devices]

Chen Qiang discovered that he could cut out many small rooms isolated from each other in the space, so he threw the mythological technology device into it without hesitation.This is much safer than a bank safe.

The only flaw is that "The Court of Carcosa" is not produced by the system, so it is impossible for him to put it in it.

And just yesterday, good news finally came from the series of hidden missions of "Regaining Sanity" that Chen Qiang had almost figured out.

[You have completed the hidden mission "Sanity Reorganization", 10000 non-investigators each lost at least 1 point of sanity and recovered at least 1 point of sanity, and you previously obtained a "mythical interference" sanity pool in "Sanity Correction" The chance of halving consumption will now be transformed into an independent chance to use "Mythical Intervention" on mythical creatures for free without consuming any sanity pool】

In other words, a free "Farewell to God" is not bad.

After intensive hidden task prompts, the public task list released by the Secret Hall has also been updated:

[Task name: A small goal
Difficulty: Lower Race

Mission description: Run the "Fortress of Sanity" company and earn a net profit of [-] million ($).

Reward: credit rating increased by 1%]

[Task name: My mythical creature is unusual

Difficulty: Advanced Race

Mission description: Recruit three investigators of mythical creatures, currently 1/3
Bonus: You can see the calculations for sanity pool consumption when using Mythic Intervention... maybe something else? 】

[Task name: Diligence is the only way to gain reputation
Difficulty: unique
Mission Description: Run the "Fortress of Sanity" company, and reach the revered reputation among the player groups

Reward: The favorability of the player group towards you will be "Friendly"]

...It feels like the system’s determination of difficulty and rewards is still a mystery.

Returning from the virtual space to the real world, Chen Qiang crossed his legs.

"Now, I have a lot more cards in my hand than in the past." Chen Qiang thought to himself.

First of all, the investigator talent of "burning luck" can give oneself a chance to escape from death, which is almost another life, and can also be used to reverse the situation of the battle when attacking.

Secondly, the free other gods are his trump card to deal with mythical creatures. Except for gods with divinity, no matter how powerful other creatures are, they can only be defeated in front of him.

Then, the virtual game hall allows him to contact the outside world for rescue when the communication is cut off.

Finally, the remaining sanity pool reserve of 51 points is the backing for Chen Qiang to feel at ease.

"Maybe it's time to try that untried function in the system." Chen Qiang summoned up his courage.

[Lucky draw: The number of lottery draws is equal to the number of times your modules have been completed (currently: 3), you can get mythical items, and trigger random new modules. 】

"Let's not talk about taking out items."

"Extract modules with a difficulty lower than 'Old Dominator'," Chen Qiang muttered, "I can handle them all. Even if you extract 'Old Dominator' level modules, you don't pursue the exploration rate, you just want to protect yourself It shouldn't be difficult to be safe."

He took a deep breath and tapped the lottery button on his phone.

【lottery】

[You have obtained the mythical item: Translation Headset]

【Translation headset: It can translate any language into a language from the earth, or translate the user's language into any other language that the user has come into contact with (bind with your mobile phone, and the output will be performed on the mobile phone). 】

Looking at the black headset that suddenly appeared in his hand, Chen Qiang smiled.

It's a pity that I didn't win the module, but it seems that today is very European...

Am I going to smoke one more time?
He tapped the draw button again.

【lottery】

【You have triggered a new module】

[The game will start automatically when you arrive within 500 meters of the location marked on the map. 】

[If you do not start the game within 24 hours, it will be considered a failure]

[Module Name: Voice Beyond Time]

[Difficulty: The Out Gods (Outer Gods)]

"...?!"

　In terms of the selection of module stories, this book will gradually try various styles of modules, and the advancement of the main line will continue.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)