The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 100 Exploring the Mineral Vein, Preparing for Update

According to Cangfeng Mingyue.

If only the normal method of cultivating wasteland is used, the spiritual energy of the spiritual field will be depleted and dissipated.

Even though the spiritual energy here is abundant and rich, at least half of the spiritual energy concentration will be lost after the players have finished cultivating it.

Cangfeng Mingyue had been extensively studying various Five Elements cultivation techniques within the sect these past few days, but in the end, he could only barely make up for it with a Spirit Locking Technique.

Without dedicated spirit planters, it will be extremely difficult for players to continue cultivating wasteland.

To put it bluntly, it's a matter of poor technical skills.

Fortunately, the art of cultivating spiritual plants is not particularly rare among the various arts of cultivation.

Zhou Yi planned to find an opportunity to buy it back when he went to Lianyun Market in the future.

As for the present, it's not a big problem to let the players figure it out on their own.

After all, the spiritual energy in this area is already abundant, so even if the spiritual energy in the spirit field dissipates, it will be quite easy to gather it again later.

So instead of adding to your anxiety, it's better to put this matter aside for now.

Moreover, Zhou Yi does indeed have some urgent and important matters to attend to right now.

The mineral veins in the back mountain will definitely be the main source of mineral resources for the Qingxuan Sect in the future, so we absolutely cannot afford to lose them.

Zhou Yi had to go and see what was going on with that group of gold-devouring rats.

However, there's no rush now. We can let Liuyue and the others go in and explore at their own pace.

Thinking this, Zhou Yi entered the sect and walked along the newly tidyed road to the back mountain.

At the entrance to the back mountain, three players are currently stationed.

Although nominally stationed, their primary function was actually to scout out any monsters that might enter.

After all, there are many powerful monsters in the back mountain. If they really wanted to break in, even these three players at the second level of Qi Refining wouldn't be able to stop them.

After exchanging brief pleasantries with the three players, Zhou Yi followed the route he remembered and arrived at the long-lost mine.

As Zhou Yi entered the mine, many hardworking players were swinging their pickaxes and fiercely chiseling at the wall.

There are daily targets for mining, and you can get extra contribution points for completing the targets.

Many players put in a lot of effort when mining in order to quickly buy their first piece of divine equipment so they could fight monsters and level up.

Zhou Yi did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, and soon attracted the attention of the players.

"Look! It's the Sect Master!"

"What are you saying? I'm not blind. How could I possibly be... Wait, wait, it really is the Sect Master!"

Zhou Yi found Liu Yue and the others in no time. They were now guarding the small path dug by the knife-wielding rats.

"Greetings, Sect Master." Liu Yue raised her hand and clasped her hands in greeting.

Her movements appeared fluid and graceful, but her slightly trembling hands clearly indicated the current state of the group.

"You've worked hard. How many times did you manage to repel the Gold-Eating Rats this time?" Zhou Yi waved his hand downwards, signaling the group to relax.

Liu Yue slumped to the ground, her face turning pale, and even her voice became weak and feeble.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, the Liuyue Squad repelled three attacks by the Gold-Swallowing Rats over two days and two nights, killing a total of twenty early-stage Qi Refining Gold-Swallowing Rats and two mid-stage Qi Refining Gold-Swallowing Rats." Despite her discomfort, Liuyue reported the battle situation to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi nodded, distributed 30 contribution points to everyone, and then gestured for them to leave.

The Liuyue team is currently too exhausted and will definitely be unable to handle the upcoming exploration missions.

"It just so happens that Feilong Zaitian and his gang are causing trouble all over the Lianyun Mountains every day, so let them have a go at the Gold-Swallowing Rat."

Upon realizing this, Zhou Yi immediately contacted a player and got in touch with Feilong Zaitian and the others.

But during the waiting period, he remembered something else.

It would be too troublesome if someone had to personally notify players every time they were assigned a role.

He should buy more communication talismans when he has time.

Before long, the Flying Dragons in the Sky team arrived at this hidden entrance to the mine with great interest.

Those who received the notification said that the sect leader had summoned them here because he probably had some important task to announce.

And missions are what their team loves to do the most.

Zhou Yi looked at Feilong Zaitian and the others who were coming over, and without hesitation, immediately issued a mission to explore the mineral vein.

The main task is to explore the mineral vein, including the direction of the roads, the location of the rat nests, and the exact number and approximate cultivation level distribution of the gold-devouring rats.

This task isn't particularly difficult, but it's certainly not easy either. Therefore, the Zhouyi reward grants a substantial 40 contribution points.

Seeing so many rewards, the players rolled up their sleeves, took out their weapons, and immediately headed to explore the mine's secret passage.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Feilong Zaitian realized what was happening and indicated that the others were not yet ready with their equipment.

After being reminded, the group headed towards the contribution shop in a grand procession, ready to exchange their efforts for a batch of talismans that would be useful for defeating the Gold-Eating Rat.

After arranging the matters concerning the mine, Zhou Yi returned to the house alone.

Although there were better, bigger, and more comfortable houses after the sect was rebuilt, he still preferred his own little courtyard.

It's just the right size, not too big or too small, and very comfortable and relaxing to live in.

Back in the cabin, Zhou Yi began to plan his next update.

Anyone who has worked as a game designer knows that every game eventually gets boring.

To keep players engaged, it is absolutely essential to continuously update with new content and gameplay.

Zhou Yi frankly admitted that the first two updates to Cultivation Online were actually somewhat arbitrary.

Although many new gameplay features have been introduced, and new players have been recruited.

But in general, these updates were not planned in advance.

Of course, this is unavoidable.

After all, he hadn't had this much time and energy to think about these things before.

"New gameplay, new content, new settings—it's definitely quite complicated to design," Zhou Yi sighed as he sat on the wooden chair.

The main questline is almost complete, plus he's issued too many side quests these past few days.

If the main storyline isn't updated, players might feel lost.

So what should be the core focus of the next update?

Zhou Yi fell into deep thought.

Immediately afterwards, he began to think about his most important task at hand.

His most important thing is definitely the players' most important thing. So designing the main storyline according to this will absolutely not go wrong.

"That's right, the spring beast tide!" Zhou Yi slapped the armrest of the wooden chair, and suddenly realized something.

His biggest crisis right now is dealing with the spring beast tide, so designing the next main quest around this point is definitely the right thing to do.

However, if we only release the main storyline as before, it might still seem like the main storyline doesn't have enough presence.

We need to make some big moves.

Zhou Yi began to carefully recall what game companies in his previous life used as gimmicks when they held special events.

Just then, he remembered three key words—expansion pack.

Whenever a game launches a major event, a corresponding expansion pack is almost always included.

At the same time, each expansion pack often corresponds to the basic theme of that period of the game.

With guidance from the expansion pack, players will definitely be more proactive in preparing for the beast tide invasion.

The more Zhou Yi thought about it, the more he felt that this method was feasible, so he decided to adopt it first.

As for the filming locations for the game's CG, he still needs to make a decision.

However, besides the main storyline, there are many other things that need to be considered.

For example, the opening of the Cloud Mountain Secret Realm is a good starting point.

Players can continuously acquire resources and special inheritance opportunities within the game.

Adding this feature later would definitely be a good idea.

In addition, when it comes to content, maps are definitely essential.

Zhou Yi carefully reviewed the players' exploration progress over this period and planned to release two brand-new maps, Black Tiger Gang and Lianyun Mountain Range, in the next update.

As for the more distant Yun Family City and Ziyang Sect, given the current capabilities of the players, it's definitely impossible to explore them alone.

Furthermore, these two places were too far from the scope of Zhouyi's control, so he did not include them.

In addition, there has been an update to the secondary profession system.

Zhou Yi is now preparing to explore the field of spiritual plants.

He plans to collect the basic, ordinary inheritances first, and then arrange for players to acquire them as needed.

Once the wasteland is fully cultivated, Qingxuan Sect will have its own stable supply of spiritual rice, which will reduce the constraints imposed on it by outsiders.