Translator: CinderTL
After finalizing his character na, the screen went black again, indicating a loading period.
The indicator lights on the virtual ga pod flashed continuously, and the machine humd with the sound of high-speed operation.
Having already established a neural connection with the pod, Feng Qi remained oblivious to the external activity.
Approximately two minutes later, a virtual options panel popped up before him:
Multiplayer Combat Mode (Ranked Matchmaking)
Multiplayer Combat Mode (Custom Rooms)
Domain Instance Mode - Solo Mode - Team Mode (Temporarily Unavailable)
Custom Instance Mode - Paid Download of Instance Map Library: 0 (Temporarily Unavailable)
Custom Instance Map Editor (23,215 Existing Map Assets, Temporarily Unavailable)
Simulation Training Room (Skill Release Training, Skill Combination Training)
Personal Space (Add Friends, Battle Records, Hall of Fa, Match Replays, Friend Communication, Clothing and Accessory Customization...)
Internal Testing Scenario 1 (Temporarily Unavailable)
Internal Testing Scenario 2 (Temporarily Unavailable)
Dawn was still in its testing phase, offering extrely limited content.
anwhile, Feng Qi also discovered that due to configuration issues with the virtual ga pod, the ga's loading tis were noticeably sluggish. Each transition required a prolonged wait, leaving the screen blank for an extended period.
These were clearly issues that needed to be addressed in future updates.
Without hesitation, he imdiately clicked the "Personal Space" option.
After a ten-second black screen delay, he found himself in a room, clad in a gray linen robe.
The room spanned approximately two hundred square ters and contained nothing but a "Hall of Fa" display.
Approaching the wall labeled "Add Friend," he tapped the " " icon and selected "Search Nearby Players."
Soon, the original avatars and usernas of Lin Ran and the others appeared on the radar:
Lin Ran (Ga Na: Deity-Tier Cultivation Technique)
Mu Qing (Ga Na: Slurp)
Liu Yue (Ga Na: Sword)
Xia Long (Ga Na: Aowu Dragon)
Xia Hu (Ga Na: Aowu Tiger)
Xia Bao (Ga Na: owu Leopard)
Yan Yue (Ga Na: Mountain-Lifting Might)
Jia Yi (Ga Na: Half a Move Ahead of Heaven)
Yang Xiaoxin (Ga Na: Cautious War God)
Cai Guo (Ga Na: Life-Saving Veteran Physician)
Xu Hongyun (Ga Na: Poverty Makes Stronger)
Huixu (Ga Na: Kill and Your Mother Dies)
Each player's personal information was linked to the Scarlet Database, requiring real-na authentication before logging in.
As a result, everyone's real na appeared on the radar.
However, players could hide their real nas in the settings, choosing to make them visible only to friends or completely hidden.
They could also block searches, preventing nearby players from finding them.
After adding Lin Ran and the others one by one and approving their friend requests, Feng Qi reopened his friend list and invited them all to his personal space.
Monts later, Liu Yue and the others materialized in his room.
Grinning at their shocked expressions, Feng Qi asked, "What do you think?"
"Brother Qi, what's going on with this ga?" Lin Ran asked, his face full of astonishnt.
"I brought Fang Zhiyou to Star City Academy so ti ago specifically to develop this ga. With the help of the Scarlet Research Institute, we've completed a preliminary version."
"That was way too fast! I thought your virtual ga project was just a hobby. Who would've thought you'd actually create it? This is insane!" Lin Ran exclaid.
"It's all thanks to the Scarlet Research Institute's support. Without their help, I could never have created a ga like this," Feng Qi imdiately attributed the ga's success to the institute.
"Brother Qi, how do you actually play this ga? Tell us quickly!" Xu Hongyun exclaid excitedly.
"The gaplay is quite simple. Players combine skills to engage in combat. Let's start with a test in the simulation training space."
"Wait here for a mont," Feng Qi said before exiting his personal space and returning to the options nu.
He selected the simulation training space, and two options imdiately popped up:
Combat Skill Training Room
Skill (Technique) Training Room
He clicked on the Skill Training Room option and waited for about ten seconds.
Monts later, he found himself in an environnt resembling a Roman arena. Ahead of him stood wooden dummies for testing skill power, to his left was a minefield for assessing skill area of effect, and to his right was a ten-ring target for evaluating skill throwing accuracy.
He then opened his friend list and clicked "Invite" for each na.
After a brief wait, Lin Ran and the others materialized in the training arena.
"Where are we now?" the monk asked curiously.
"Look at the upper right corner of your screen. There's an avatar icon for each of you. Focus your attention slightly, and you can summon it. Try it out."
Upon hearing these instructions, everyone imdiately began experinting.
A nu appeared before them, displaying a grid of square icons. A search bar occupied the top, while six empty slots marked with plus signs lined the bottom.
"Now, gently tap the icons with your fingers," Feng Qi instructed.
Following his guidance, everyone reached out and pressed the icons.
Feng Qi tapped the icon for a three-fireball skill in his Skill Library.
Imdiately, a skill information panel appeared before him:
Chain Fireball Technique: Concentrate ntal energy to rapidly trace and combine three fireball technique spell trajectories. Upon formation, the fireballs strike the target in rapid succession, inflicting burn damage.
Skill Strength: ★★
Casting Speed: ★★★★
Range: ★
Casting Cost: 15 (Spiritual Energy)
Casting Difficulty: ★★
After closing the skill description panel, Feng Qi turned to Lin Ran and the others, who were staring in astonishnt.
"All these skills are derived from real-world spell trajectories," he explained. "Use the search bar at the top to find techniques you're familiar with. The six slots at the bottom are your Skill Equipnt Slots. Simply drag and drop icons to equip skills."
When Feng Qi revealed that all the skills were derived from real art magic, the group was stunned.
They had initially assud this was rely a highly realistic ga.
But after hearing his explanation, they quickly realized the deeper significance behind it.
"Simulating real art magic, plus a competitive mode... Brother Qi, are you trying to use this virtual combat ga to address the shortcomings of real-world combat training?" Lin Ran asked.
Feng Qi nodded imdiately. "As expected of you, you grasped the core purpose of this ga right away."
"Damn, Brother Qi, how did you manage this? You've collected data on all these spell trajectories? I don't know anything about programming, but even I know this must have been an imnse undertaking."
"I told you the Scarlet Research Institute is backing this ga. They helped handle it."
After answering Lin Ran's question, Feng Qi turned to the group and continued, "Now, try familiarizing yourselves with skill combinations. The ga doesn't actually restrict you to using only six skills per ranked match. The six Skill Equipnt Slots are mainly for beginners."
"To elaborate, when you activate a skill from your Skill Equipnt Slot, the ga will provide Assisted Tracing for the spell trajectory. This serves as a training thod to refine your control over the skill. However, you'll still need to manually execute any throwing skills."
"In a normal ga, players can equip only six skills with Assisted Tracing per match. As for other skills you've fully mastered, you can freely use them in ranked matches. This is why the ga has a ranked system, ensuring players of similar skill levels compete against each other."
As they listened to the explanation, the group quickly grasped the core gaplay chanics.
They then began exploring the skills, dragging spell skills they hadn't mastered in reality into their Skill Equipnt Slots to start training.
Feng Qi also dragged a skill with an iceberg icon into his equipnt slot.
To activate a skill, one simply needed to ntally recite its na.
"Ice Technique," he murmured.
As he chanted the incantation, he could clearly sense his ntal energy draining. The spell trajectory automatically traced itself within his body, drawing upon the spiritual energy from the surrounding environnt.
The sensation was akin to an invisible hand guiding his own as he wrote each stroke of a character, a truly wondrous experience.
During this process, he rely needed to focus and observe the unfolding spell.
The spell trajectory quickly completed its formation. The drawn spiritual energy coalesced into a pale blue mist, which then surged toward the scarecrow locked in his gaze.
Upon contact with the mist, the scarecrow instantly beca coated in a layer of frost.
After approximately ten seconds, the frost dissipated.
A virtual projection box materialized above the scarecrow's head, displaying the test results:
Scarecrow Feedback Results
Test Skill: Ice Technique
Skill Power: 49 points (Rating: Low)
Skill Self-Completion Rate: 3% (Rating: Extrely Low)
Skill Control Effect: Weak
Skill Flight Speed: Slow
Seeing the test results, Feng Qi's anticipation for the ga Dawn surged once again.
In the simulation training space, players could practice skills, and their proficiency in the ga directly translated to real-world skill mastery.
This was because the spell trajectories in the ga perfectly mirrored reality.
If a player mastered a skill in the ga, they could flawlessly replicate the spell trajectory in the real world.
Moreover, the ga's Assisted Tracing feature functioned like the protagonist's cheat in a novel.
Each cast was a learning opportunity, allowing players to develop reflexive, instinctive reactions to certain skills through prolonged practice.
Calling it a ga was an understatent; it was more accurately described as an art magic learning simulator.
Dawn also featured a ranked match system that incentivized players to study art magic. Climbing the ranks required genuine effort and diligent practice; pay-to-win tactics were utterly futile.
Boosting services were impossible in this ga.
All players were required to register with real-na verification, and their data was recorded in the Scarlet Database. This prevented account sharing and boosting by other players.
As for potential loopholes like carrying teammates, ranked match collusion, or other exploitative strategies...
He had discussed this with the Scarlet Research Institute's top executives that very day.
Moving forward, Dawn would establish a dedicated departnt to review player reports and feedback, punishing any behavior that violated the ga's intended chanics.
This would be the core strategy for maintaining a clean gaming environnt.
Each player would have only one real-na verified account. Violations would result in suspensions, with severe offenses leading to permanent account bans.
Players would clearly understand the consequences, as their single account would be irreplaceable.
The envisioned Dawn ga was designed to serve the advancent of Human Civilization and the enhancent of humanity's collective strength.
Historically, after its explosive popularity, the ga attracted even more people to beco cultivators.
After testing a few art magics and experiencing the benefits of the Assisted Tracing feature, he turned to observe the others, who were still experinting with different spells.
At that mont, Lin Ran approached him, his face filled with astonishnt.
"Brother Qi, I just tried casting a spell using the Handseal Flow thod, and it actually worked! How... how is that even possible?"
In response to Lin Ran's question, Feng Qi smiled and explained, "The ga environnt is a complete simulation of the real world. Any art magic you can use in reality can also be used in Dawn Ga."
"So, does that an that even if an art magic isn't in the Skill Library, as long as I know it, I can still cast it by tracing the spell trajectory?"
"Exactly. That's how it works."
Hearing this, Lin Ran's eyes widened with shock. He could already imagine the massive sensation this ga would cause upon its official release. The value behind it was simply imasurable.
"Brother Qi, I bet your Human Outstanding Contribution Gold dal will be awarded soon. You'll be the brightest star of this era, and perhaps even a historical figure revered by Future People."
"Maybe," Feng Qi replied with a grin.
[Historical figure or historical villain—it all depends on your choices in each tiline. After all, you've been both. Perhaps in the next tiline, where you join Mu Qing to form the Dawn Army, you'll beco a naless lackey under the Great Demon King of History...]
Feng Qi: ...
Ignoring the narrator's snarky remarks, he turned to Lin Ran and asked, "You tested several art magic spells just now. Did you notice any issues that need improvent?"
Lin Ran nodded imdiately. "The simulated environnt is still just a simulation, so there are slight differences compared to casting spells in reality. But overall, there aren't any major flaws. Training spellcasting here can definitely help cultivators improve their real-world spellcasting and proficiency."
"Any specific suggestions for improvent?"
"None. This ga is already perfect in my eyes. The only issue is the noticeable lag when loading new environnts, which needs to be optimized as it significantly impacts the gaming experience. I'm really looking forward to the upcoming domain instance mode and custom instance mode."
"Oh, right, Brother Qi, you know the internal details, right? Tell more about how the future dungeons are going to work."
Without hesitation, Feng Qi briefly explained the planned direction for future dungeon developnt.
Hearing Feng Qi's vision, Lin Ran's jaw dropped.
"This is insane... If your concept succeeds, domain combat teams will only need to simulate their strategies in the ga to assess their chances of conquering a real-world Domain Field. They'll know whether their battle group is up to the task."
Hearing this, Feng Qi shook his head decisively.
"Don't get your hopes up too high. Reality and the ga are still different. The Simulated Domain Field dungeon can only give domain combat teams a rough idea of their chances of success and potential casualties when attacking a Domain Field. The simulation results aren't a perfect representation of reality."
"If they rely solely on the simulation results to attack a real Domain Field, they'll pay the price. We'll emphasize this point when we release the Simulated Domain Field feature."
"Still, it's a huge improvent. At least it will significantly reduce unnecessary casualties."
After chatting with Lin Ran about the future developnt of Dawn, Feng Qi turned his gaze to the students, who were still enthusiastically switching between art magic techniques in the Combat Skill Training Room.
Next, he planned to organize a practical combat competition for the students.
With only five days left until the Rookie Tournant, it was ti for the final sprint of training.
(End of the Chapter)
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