After listening to Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching, Flatulence shrugged slightly, "Hmm, that's true."
"By the way, Mr. Qian, you say this game has a high level of freedom and such realistic details. Can we create gunpowder in the future?"
"Explosions, that's a man's romance."
Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching shrugged slightly, smiling indifferently, "I'm a Skeleton Mage; isn't magic that destroys heaven and earth even more romantic?"
Flatulence gazed at Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching with envy and jealousy, "Sigh, it's really not fair, why are you and Zhou so lucky."
Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching raised his arm, swung an axe at the tree again, "You don't understand the world of the lucky; but don't be discouraged, I think a Skeleton Warrior developing into the later stages shouldn't be bad either. After all, the game developers have to consider balance issues."
Flatulence paused to ponder after hearing this, then swung his axe again, chopping down the tree in front of him, "Mr. Qian, that's a valid point; I feel much better now."
It so happened that Fang Ka, passing by nearby, overheard their conversation.
He couldn't help but gently shake his head.
In this world, creating gunpowder isn't so easy.
His ancient castle is located on the easternmost part of the island, while on the western side, there is a volcano.
There isn't any sulfur at all, only Fire Crystals.
Fire Crystals are a common magic material needed for Fire Enchantment on weapons.
So, to get sulfur, you have to start with Yellow Iron Ore.
But whether this island has mineral resources is hard to say, let alone Yellow Iron Ore.
As for the balance issue mentioned by Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching, it's actually nothing.
Because Kain had already conducted the corresponding experiments.
In this world, besides powerful existences like Mages, there are also extraordinary existences like Knights.
Creatures with a Demon Source can become Mages.
And Knights require a Vital Acupoint.
There are far more who possess Vital Acupoints than Demon Sources.
Because of the mysterious, powerful, and rare nature of Mages, who can enchant weapons and concoct magic potions, they hold the most esteemed status.
But when it comes to combat, it's hard to say between the two.
Theoretically, a Mage of the same tier can crush a Knight, but if their combat awareness isn't on the same level, reality is often the opposite of theory.
The reason why Knights have much lower status than Mages is, on one hand, because there are too many Knights, and on the other, because Knights only have combat abilities and lack the multifunctionality of Mages, which can't bring enormous benefits.
In the Netherworld, all high-tier existences develop a Demon Cave, similar to a Vital Acupoint, only the Vital Acupoint is for Battle Energy, while the Demon Cave is for Death Energy. Death Energy and Battle Energy are two extremes, with Battle Energy being extremely firm and positive, and Death Energy being extremely negative and evil.
After Kain developed the 'Necromancy Skeleton Skill,' he created an Undead Skeleton as a test subject.
Continuously researching alchemy potions, he eventually strengthened this Undead Skeleton to a degree comparable to high-tier existences of the Netherworld.
At that time Kain was delighted to find that this Undead Skeleton had developed a Demon Cave.
Kain then studied for a long time, and finally concluded that the Undead Skeletons he created with the 'Necromancy Skeleton Skill' could not only be strengthened with alchemy potions, but after being strengthened to higher tiers, they could also train in Death Energy like Netherworld creatures.
Back then, he bragged about it to Fang Ka all the time, leaving a strong impression on Fang Ka.
In other words, these Undead Skeleton players, as long as they are excellent enough, their future combat ability might not be inferior to that of Skeleton Mage players.
When these Undead Skeleton players develop a Demon Cave and are influenced by Death Energy, alchemy potions become useless; if they want to get stronger, they can only focus on cultivating Death Energy like Knights.
Of course, by this time, the body of the Undead Skeleton is essentially strengthened to a kind of extreme, which is the perfect time for transformation.
Fang Ka feels this is definitely Kain's greatest achievement in his alchemical career.
At least, for him, it is.
Fang Ka had already envisioned explaining the conversion of these two stages as a 'career change,' and at the time releasing a career change quest as a way to reap some gains from the players.
As time went on, players were working fervently, and the environment between this lake and the ancient castle was rapidly changing.
It wasn't until dusk that players began to log off one after another.
The first thing these players did after logging off was to go write game reviews, each more complimentary than the last, with some even specifically praising his NPC character.
'Wangzai Little Buns: At first, I entered the game with a critical mindset after seeing its description, but I found it was nothing like I expected. There's a realistic scene experience comparable to online reality, a smart and cool newbie mentor, detailed game mechanics similar to reality, and dream-like texture details. I can't find any words to describe it; all I can say is I'm blown away (Dear developers, can you lower the intelligence of the newbie mentor so I don't lose favorability by touching him? ┭┮﹏┭┮)'
'Lu Yun: I'm proud to admit that I was attracted by the game's description; after all, who wouldn't be tempted? After entering, although it was different from what I imagined, the surprises it brought were even greater. I've never seen such a game before; it completely overturns the current market games. I'll bet my head that this is a game of the century. Also, I made a game group; anyone interested can join with this group number: *******.'
Seeing this, Fang Ka pondered slightly, then issued a game announcement.
This game announcement was very long because he released all the content from the book "Magic System Affinity."
The main purpose of releasing it was to give players a more complete magical framework, enhancing their sense of immersion.
As for weapon enchantment, it's not urgent yet. If these players can find iron ore and refine steel, then he might consider issuing an update announcement to introduce weapon enchantment.
You can't rush a good thing; these players are like newborn babies who haven't learned to walk yet, so pushing them to run won't work.
This announcement instantly stirred up quite a commotion.
At this moment, in the game, only Mr. Zhou and Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching hadn't logged off yet; they were still busy chopping wood.
Because Fang Ka's announcements always have a pop-up, they naturally saw this update announcement as well.
Mr. Zhou swung the axe a few more times, chopping down the tree in front, then approached Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching: "Mr. Qian, did you see the update announcement? What do you think of this update?"