Chapter 84: A06 Update!

The official forum of "Catastrophe OL" was exceptionally lively today.

As for the reason, it wasn't because the development team updated any new content, but because the existing game content had been played to the hilt by someone.

Ye Zhiqiu: "... The above is my spellcasting experience and the entire process of learning magic, hoping it can serve as a starting point to provide some reference for friends who are exploring the mysteries of magic."

Spending about half an hour, Ye Zhiqiu updated the problems he encountered and the experience he summarized over the past two and a half weeks in the post. Originally, he just intended to write it casually, but the more he wrote, the clearer his thoughts became, and before he knew it, he had written one or two thousand words.

Even in the process of organizing these knowledge points, he had gained new understanding of the magic system of "Catastrophe OL."

Thinking for a moment, he finally attached this immature idea to the bottom of the post as an academic discussion.

"... The npc in the game mentioned that magic originates from the imagination of objective things, I feel this sentence is still not accurate enough."

"If it were just imagination, with my imagination, it wouldn't have taken two and a half weeks to complete the materialization of fire; there must be other thresholds that can only be understood but not explained in this."

"After repeated thinking, I envisioned a possibility..."

There are deviations in different people's cognition of the same thing, just like it's hard for people living in coastal and inland areas to imagine the same wind and rain.

What's more, magic is not the objective thing itself, but an extension of objective things, which almost doomed people's imagination about it to be vastly different and wild.

Then why can some people cast spells, while others can't?

Is it just because spirit power or intelligence attributes are insufficient?

Ye Zhiqiu wasn't sure if he should make such a deep interpretation, but the clues he could currently grasp all pointed in the same direction.

"... A person's spirit power is tiny, insufficient to make the whole world respond to his wishes."

"Therefore, 'what I think' is not accurate."

"More accurately, it should be 'what everyone thinks,' and 'used for my purpose.'"

This is the optimal solution he could think of.

Assuming that there is some kind of energy on the planet in the setting of "Catastrophe OL" that can respond to subjective consciousness, and the intelligent creatures living on this planet gradually realized its existence in the long evolutionary process, then they must have begun to consciously maximize this power.

At first, people chattered and expressed their own opinions, each exerting force in different directions, and as a result, they spent all their energy only to get a few raindrops.

Later, people realized they couldn't run around like headless flies, they had to find a direction and exert force together, so under the leadership of some chief or priest, they prayed for rain together, praying for that rain that everyone had seen on some year, month, and day.

Unsurprisingly, they succeeded.

Even if they didn't eventually get that rainstorm they had seen that day, the effect they finally got must have been much better than the initial one... after all, that was a shout issued by a group of natives together, which triggered some resonance, or resonance, in this process.

People weren't satisfied with this.

The nature of gregarious animals soon played a role—

Whether it's a wolf pack or a flock of sheep, they all began to look for their alpha wolf or alpha sheep.

Without any surprise, people almost naturally began to envision such a powerful priest or god, envisioning that he himself or his spokesperson in the mortal world could exercise the power of praying for rain on his own behalf...

Thus the concept of extraordinary power was born.

And this concept must have been born along with organized human activities such as religion and culture.

The creatures living on this planet used it to build various extraordinary power systems, and stipulated its usage methods... this included the so-called elemental magic! When these rules were completely formed, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and finally left a sufficiently deep imprint on people's spirits, these rules would further sublimate and become the underlying code for building all civilizations on the planet.

And when that time comes, even if there is no need to rely on the power of religion to maintain these rules, as long as the civilization that inherited these rules still exists, these underlying codes will always exist.

To borrow this power system.

You must first understand it.

That is to understand "what everyone thinks"! Tapping the final enter button, Ye Zhiqiu leaned back in his gaming chair, looking at the comment section in the post and shaking his head with a self-deprecating smile.

"I must be possessed."

The players' feedback was half and half.

Some felt it was profound, some felt he thought too much.

Some even felt he was possessed just like him, and tagged Professor Yang to treat him.

Knowledge Explosion: "Wait, according to you, if I knew the mass-energy equation, wouldn't I be able to hand-craft an atomic bomb?!"

Ye Zhiqiu: "Theoretically, yes. But first, you have to popularize a whole set of physics concepts in the game world, or at least convince enough people to agree with your ideas. Secondly, you have to be sure that you yourself really understand the concept of an atom, otherwise you'll most likely only be able to come up with something that looks like it—for example, that ping-pong ball picture you saw in a physics book."

Village Entrance Old Man: "Holy crap, that sounds like it's generally troublesome, I really haven't seen what an 'atom' looks like."

Ye Zhiqiu: "Yes, so in the end you might get yourself confused, and finally bite the bullet and create an Atomic Sect or Mechanical Sect, your believers actually don't understand either, but believing is enough, finally adding another line to the huge pile of shit code... I'm guessing."

Peerless Hero: "But this is just a game, is it necessary to be this realistic? (Confused)"

Gou Shi: "+1, I feel the developer probably didn't think that much at all. (Funny)"

Ye Zhiqiu: "Not clear, so I'm just writing my speculation... only from the perspective of logic, if this world exists, then it might be this situation. Of course, logic is not absolute, it could also be another situation."

"..."

On the other side, the Demon King's magic workshop, Luo Yan, who was meditating on the bed, was peeking at the screen.

When he brushed past Ye Zhiqiu's post, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his entire face.

"Good guy... this young man has something!"

Although this brother's speculation didn't have any reliable basis and could only be used as a "viewpoint," at least its internal logic was self-consistent.

What made Luo Yan marvel in particular was that the concept of "what everyone thinks" and "used for my purpose" had even given him no small inspiration.

The essence of extraordinary power and faith was summarized by him in one sentence!

"... If this guy traveled through time, he could at least be a professor at Enuosi, and if he worked hard, he might be able to be half a Lint Isaac."

Feeling that Luo Yan was very happy, Hearing You You also felt genuinely happy for him.

"Looks like Lord Demon King thinks highly of him." Luo Yan curled his lips.

"That's natural, I like smart cattle and horses the most."

The more capable the cattle and horses are, the stronger the graveyard's strength will be.

And what does it mean that the cattle and horses are capable? This must mean that he, the Demon King, has done even more correctly! He has to further develop their potential in the future!

Thinking this way, Luo Yan immediately gave instructions.

"... Hearing You You, it seems the timing for releasing A06 is ripe, serve this dish that has been stir-fried for a long time to them."

Hearing You You heard this and immediately replied with full drive.

"Alright!"

At the same time, on the official forum of "Catastrophe OL," an update announcement soon appeared before the crowd who were discussing it hotly.

【A. 0.6 Update: More Optional Species and Nether-script System!

1. New Species:

a. Animal Type: Gecko·Lizardman (Initial Attributes 6/7/6/3/3) (Talent: Scale Armor, Adhesion Claws) (Minimum Soul Level Requirement: Black Iron) (Reincarnation Cost: 2000 Contribution Points) (Initial Resurrection Cost: 200 Contribution Points) c. Demon Type: Little Demon (Initial Attributes 3/2/3/7/10) (Talent: Energetic, Spirit-type Magic Enhancement) (Minimum Soul Level Requirement: Black Iron) (Reincarnation Cost: 2000) (Initial Resurrection Cost: 200)

Note: Creatures other than the undead have a reincarnation cap, as well as a longer resurrection CD, please choose carefully.

2. New "Nether-script" System: The first "Nether-script" workshop in the graveyard is open for business!

Want to make your weapon stronger? Want your musket to fire by itself? Want to attach magic to bullets? Then hurry to Oke's magic workshop! The old goblin's craftsmanship is no worse than a gnome's, Oke can not only help you engrave Nether-script on the bullet head, but also on your ribs! Making you change from an ordinary skeleton soldier to a "tough skeleton soldier," never the same again! Additionally, Oke's magic workshop is recruiting apprentices! Quotas are limited, life-profession players interested in understanding Nether-script magic, please hurry to sign up! Fully exert your creativity to help Oke make robots, injecting the power of "punk art" into the graveyard!

Note: Any Nether-script has a certain probability of failure, please do not beat the Nether-script master, otherwise you will be thrown into the dark room by the Demon King.

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Once the update announcement was released, it immediately stole Ye Zhiqiu's limelight and became the object of heated discussion among players and cloud players.

Can't Play: "Nether-script!!!"

Dragon Rises·Super Fierce Warrior: "Holy crap! Is this weapon punching holes already?!"

Dragon Rises·I Eat Rice: "Big brother, aren't you opening the krypton gold channel first?!"

Knowledge Explosion: "Wait, no one noticed the two newly added optional races?! These attributes are so super-mode! (Terrified)"

Village Entrance Old Man: "25 points in all attributes, equivalent to an Empire old farmer at his peak (5/5/5/5/5), horizontal comparison of values is actually okay, and I can understand that lizardmen have stronger bodies and weaker intelligence. It's just that, one has to say, this makes the undead even more of a little brother, the zombie lizardman's panel attributes are a full 11 points worse than the living one? Can this still be played without strengthening? (Dumb)"

Ye Zhiqiu: "You don't look at the durability, cost, and resurrection CD advantages of the undead at all. And what's the use of mediocre attributes, a skeleton soldier with extreme point addition is not necessarily an opponent of a 25-attribute Empire old farmer. (Squint)"

Village Entrance Old Man: "That's also 11 attribute points! A big advantage in the early stage!"

Gou Shi: "Then you choose it, tell me if it's easy to use. (Funny)"

Village Entrance Old Man: "Can't play, I want to rush to Bronze... damn, it takes 1000 contribution to reach Black Iron, right! T. T"

Can't Play: "Hmm? Who's calling me?"

"..."

At the same time the update announcement was released, in the quality square of the graveyard, a loud, lecherous laugh echoed in the eerie dark cave.

Only to see a strong lizardman standing in the center of the magic circle radiating nether aura, with nether-colored light entwined on his dark green scales.

"My little brother! Ga ga ga!!! Back!!! All back!!!"

The thick tail slapped the ground excitedly, the pig-headed knight laughed up at the sky, and the scale-covered face was filled with a proud glow.

The surrounding players walked away with black lines on their heads, and some cast envious gazes, only the tauren warrior standing beside him had a terrified expression, cursing angrily at his failure to live up to expectations.

"Holy crap! You idiot! Used the contribution points for rushing to Bronze for reincarnation?!"

The pig-headed knight turned around proudly, looking at the little skeleton brother beside him, hands on his hips showing off.

"Enjoy early, you don't know shit—"

【Server-wide Announcement: Player "Pig-Headed Knight" is requested to immediately cease uncivilized gaming behavior and cover private parts, otherwise, your "tools of the crime" may be permanently confiscated (cannot be restored upon reincarnation).】

Looking at the server-wide announcement that appeared before him, the pig-headed knight's face instantly turned from dark green to pale green, and he screamed.

"Holy crap! Don't, brother! I'll wear, I'll wear pants! Wait... at least give me a pair of pants first!!!"

Just as a lizard was holding its tail at its waist, looking for pants to wear all over the cave, a loud scream sounded not far away.

That unique voice, one could tell it was made by a little demon.

Ayami Little Demon: "Toilet! Where is the toilet!!? Damn! I can't hold it anymore!"

A Mouthful of Chemical Pool: "Toilet? Where would there be a toilet in the graveyard, are you playing this game for the first time? Even Lord Demon King goes outside to solve it, why don't you find a place with slimes in the labyrinth?"

Ayami Little Demon: "%￥#@!"

That figure passed through the entrance of the labyrinth like an arrow off the string, flew over the Blood Hall, and disappeared into the corridor of the labyrinth.

Youxi, who was on duty, yawned, looked at the direction where the little demon disappeared, and muttered in a low voice.

"Feel like the little demons hatched by Lord Demon King aren't quite right... could it be that the posture of hatching eggs was wrong?"

But she hadn't hatched that thing either, so she couldn't help much.

It must be said that the differences between different species are even greater than between humans and lizards.

Facing that sudden A06 version, the entire graveyard was in chaos...

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(Thanks to "Le Zai Gan Shu" for the alliance leader reward!!!) (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 85 =====