Chapter 113: Recommendations Everywhere

Opening the forum, Lin Chen saw that his images had been approved; as expected, work only started during office hours. Satisfied, he copied the images and sent them to a teacher he knew, asking, "Hello, Teacher. How would you rate the quality of this Tikuangshi?"

"Just one picture?" the other party replied quite quickly.

"There are a few more, take a look."

As soon as Zhang Laoshi saw these pictures, he became somewhat excited; it had been a long time since he had seen Tikuangshi of such high quality.

The Tikuangshi above was so red it was almost black; it was clearly a domestic variety.

"Where did you see these pictures?" Zhang Laoshi subconsciously assumed that Lin Chen had received the pictures from a photographer.

Because the images were very large, over 100MB each, even with the fast internet speed at the school, it took several seconds to load.

"Sorry, these are screenshots from a game. It's a brand-new game, and you could say the visuals are completely true to life, to the point where one doesn't even realize it's a virtual environment." Lin Chen didn't want to brag about this game, but it was truly made too well.

He simply sent a few more photos of stones and said via voice message, "I see these are quartz, mica, and tin ore. I also picked up a few things that look like jade; could you help me take a look..."

From a game?

Have modern games developed to this extent?

Zhang Laoshi also opened his computer, opened the images on it, and then fell into deep thought.

If Lin Chen hadn't said these were screenshots from a game, he would definitely have thought these were photos of the real world.

This was just too outrageous.

"The quality of the Tikuangshi is very high. My personal estimate is that the iron content is at least 60% or more; specific details would require instruments to test. As for the other ores you sent, the tin ore is the best quality, while the others are just average. However, it is clear that this game is quite meticulous."

"It's more than just meticulous. I don't know if you know that Ye Laoshi from the translation circle; that teacher is addicted to playing the game and is currently running a bookstore inside it. Every day, he translates modern literature into the game," Lin Chen said gossipy. "He even said he wanted to get Helmets for a few old friends."

"Helmets?" Zhang Laoshi asked, puzzled.

"The kind of Helmet used for virtual online games. This game was completed using this technology," Lin Chen said, sending the forum link to Zhang Laoshi. "This is the forum where players are often active, but currently, only those who can translate text can directly obtain a test Helmet."

Lin Chen did not say that this was how he got his own Helmet.

Because he felt that during those half a month of translating, his head felt twice its size.

As expected, he was not suited for this kind of meticulous work, especially since he was truly afraid of translating incorrectly, weighing every word carefully.

And the game's requirements for translation to get a Helmet were quite high; a translation volume of hundreds of thousands of words was truly exhausting.

If one were truly translating with extreme care and seriousness, it would be impossible to get a Helmet within half a month.

This is also why two or three players had recently joined; it was because translation is not something that can be completed overnight, not to mention that these texts all needed to be learned from scratch.

It was only because some players were particularly lazy that they would translate casually and join in, but now this bug has also been blocked by the officials. Several players were even restricted in their login frequency because their translation results were unqualified... It is said that they are currently regretting it so much they are beating their chests and stamping their feet.

Opening the forum, Zhang Laoshi felt like he had opened a new world.

He was not the type of old-fashioned teacher; he liked to encounter new worlds. Whether it was a social platform like Weibo or certain live-streaming platforms, he was a regular user.

After all, these new things are the cornerstone that allows children to develop an interest in the scientific world.

And the news on these online media outlets was truly abundant.

Yet, it hadn't recommended even a little bit of information about this game to him.

"You are getting this Tikuangshi to build a steel mill? And using the most primitive method?" After browsing the forum, Zhang Laoshi roughly understood what these players were trying to do. "However, you don't have coal mines, so the efficiency might be very low."

"That doesn't matter. Our initial goal is just to ensure the supply for Tana City. The registered population of this city is only 300,000, and even if there are some unregistered residents, it won't exceed 500,000," Lin Chen explained. "We only have 30 tons of Tikuangshi in the initial phase, and the goal is to smelt over 3 tons of Steel."

"This goal is too low." Zhang Laoshi smiled bitterly. "You can smelt at least 5 tons, I say so."

Lin Chen knew that Zhang Laoshi would come to help.

Just as he was about to express his thanks, Zhang Laoshi added, "But you have to get me one of these Helmets, otherwise I can't go in to guide you. How else can you ensure you can smelt 5 tons of Steel?"

"This... Teacher, test Helmets aren't that easy to get." Lin Chen sent a voice message with a bitter smile. "However, I can submit a suggestion to the officials."

"Fine, I won't make things difficult for you; just try to help out." The more Zhang Laoshi looked at the forum, the more interesting he found it.

Completely starting a second life; no wonder other professors would be interested.

He wasn't that old, only in his 40s, and when he was young, he had played Legend and killed monsters and such.

It was just that because work became busier and busier, and there were more and more things to do to support his family, his passion for games gradually faded.

But looking at the introduction above, it was a completely "epoch-making" game; one could experience the game content while sleeping and still feel refreshed the next morning.

This kid Lin Chen is really lucky to have been able to win a Helmet.

After thanking Zhang Laoshi, the older sister on the side also nudged Lin Chen. "Did you win your Helmet, or did you translate for it?"

This older sister was clearly browsing more thoroughly than Zhang Laoshi. "How about you get one for me too?"

"Sister, you're making things difficult for me." Lin Chen spread his hands. "I'm also very busy with work, and I've been working overtime recently..."

"Tch, if you won't help, then don't blame your sister for not caring about you later." The older sister turned back and continued looking at the computer, while simultaneously using a newly registered account to fill out the test Helmet lottery questionnaire on the game's official website.

Lin Chen didn't know how many people he had recommended this game to in a day. Just after logging off, he took out his personal notebook and started writing and drawing on it.

He had to write down the smelting method Zhang Laoshi gave him, or he would forget it in a moment.

That's the one bad thing about the game: players can take screenshots to look at offline, but they can't look at those photos or screenshots inside the game.

One can only rely on one's own brain.

(End of chapter)