Another New Year has arrived.
Unlike previous Spring Festivals, this year is Old Chen’s first year after permanently settling in Jiangning, persuaded by his son.
Because of this, Old Chen is rather lancholic.
Perhaps it’s how all elderly people feel, it’s hard to leave one’s roots. Actually, Chen Ba can understand Old Chen’s feelings. After all, he sotis misses the place where he grew up.
But there’s no choice...
Just like that line Dagu said to Obik, the old village isn’t coming back!
Obik’s experience is really akin to what Chen Ba’s generation went through, with the village bearing childhood mories that’s destined to remain in the past.
It was once beautiful, but that was the past. Now, when you look around, how much still resembles what it used to be?
Old Chen can take things as they co. After being emotional for a bit, he let it go, especially since he still had to cook the New Year’s Eve dinner!
Maid?
Chen Ba did hire a maid for his father, but she also needs a break for the New Year, so he gave the cooking auntie so ti off, aning Old Chen had to cook himself for a while.
Luckily, Old Chen’s cooking skills are decent enough. After years of cooking as a single parent, his culinary skills aren’t far behind those of the maid.
"Dad, what’s your New Year’s wish?"
"Nether Dragon..."
"Cough, cough! No more Nether Dragon Venerable, that thing is done for. If I buff it, I’d get roasted by players!"
As soon as Old Chen started speaking, he startled Chen Ba.
How long has it been, and Old Chen is still thinking about Nether Dragon Venerable? Is that broken character so fun? Hasn’t it been in the gutter for months now?
"I’ll play with it even if it’s in the gutter!"
Old Chen pouted and said, "If I don’t play Nether Dragon Venerable, then what? It’s all your fault for creating ’Ancestor Tree,’ making play it until now without clearing it..."
Oh! Old Chen is still playing Ancestor Tree?
Chen Ba was a bit surprised and curiously asked, "Which version are you playing?"
"I have no idea, but I downloaded the integrated package made by Bin from Tianba Community. It’s got tens of thousands of levels!"
"Then that’s the Sata version."
Chen Ba nodded knowingly.
Since its release, the ga "Ancestor Tree" has spawned several versions. In theory, every player could create their own version, but most people prefer playing ready-made ones.
So the mainstream versions, which are also the more popular ones, amount to only about a dozen worldwide.
Among them, the Sata version is the most downloaded and used by dostic players, created by a Chinese player nad SataTNT, who is currently among the top twenty world record holders.
How is it only in the top twenty?
Don’t underestimate this ranking. In fact, being in the top twenty is quite prestigious. Moreover, the Sata version of "Ancestor Tree" is also the most-used and downloaded version worldwide, bar none!
The top global records, especially the top ten versions, are specially optimized versions for record-breaking runs.
Despite having a vast number of levels, sotis thousands or even hundreds of thousands, they aren’t suitable for the average player to enjoy.
The levels created by player SataTNT, although fewer than the top few, are quite engaging and not as monotonous, which is why it’s quite popular.
Chen Ba even considered recruiting him.
This guy’s integrated "Ancestor Tree" version is catching up to 70% of the ga’s sales.
In other words, out of every ten "Ancestor Tree" players, nearly seven are playing the Sata version; that market share is astonishingly high.
If such talent isn’t recruited to Tianba Studio and is instead used for malicious purposes, it wouldn’t be good.
Speaking of which...
The Sata version of "Ancestor Tree" is the most popular version with a terrifying 98,000 levels, close to breaking 100,000.
This is only among the top twenty!
The current Guinness World Record holder for "Ancestor Tree" levels cos from Western Europe, so unknown person who optimized the level generation thod and logic, creating 2.74 million levels.
Yes, 2.74 million levels!
The astounding number of levels not only stunned many players but has a lead of nearly 1.7 million levels over the second place, truly far ahead.
Chen Ba was also shocked by them.
In fact, many players noticed that as the number of levels in "Ancestor Tree" increased, level generation speed slowed down the further you go, to the point where after 1 million levels, average ho computers couldn’t load the ga.
Don’t get the wrong idea, the ga files are still the sa size and don’t take up more storage space on your hard drive.
The reason ho computers can’t load it is simply because after the ga surpasses 1 million levels, consur-grade CPUs can’t handle it.
So, the top ten players worldwide have now moved to mysterious configurations, especially the Western European guy in first place, using unknown devices to run the program.
2.74 million levels...
Thinking about this terrifying number, and that it’s still growing, the entire gaming industry has been rendered speechless by "Ancestor Tree."
Can anyone really experience all these levels? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Even if soone could, no one would be willing to try, considering how overwhelming the number of levels is.
Players prefer those versions with only a few thousand or tens of thousands of interesting levels to play and have fun with; as for the versions on the global records list?
Oh, co on, you’re trying to kill ?
Even with just a few thousand or tens of thousands of levels, I’m already exhausted. By the ti I reach the end, I’m sick of it, and you want to play versions with hundreds of thousands or millions of levels?
A new generation of internet addiction buster!
Old Chen’s gaming addiction was almost halved by "Ancestor Tree." Had he not co to his senses and uninstalled the ga, he might get nauseous and want to vomit as soon as he sees the computer now.
Actually, Chen Ba is the sa...
His internet and gaming addiction almost got cured by the ga "Ancestor Tree".
During that ti, he felt sick just looking at a computer, and at night he dread of that Ancestor Tree, dread of the protagonist Tree Treasure, then imdiately woke up in shock.
Perhaps precisely because of the miraculous internet addiction-quitting feature of "Ancestor Tree", this ga beca a favorite for parents to recomnd to their children.
"Play! You have to play!"
"Dad will buy you a computer, buy you gas, buy you snacks and drinks you like, just sit in front of the computer and play gas for . An all-nighter isn’t enough, you have to play through the ga..."
Unexpectedly.
Parents’ intentions were cruel but effective. All children forced by their parents to play "Ancestor Tree" eventually relievedly turned to their textbooks.
Really can’t take it!
Parents standing behind you with a feather duster, forcing you to complete the ga. Initially, it’s exciting; after all, having such freedom to openly play gas is rare.
But play it long enough, and you’ll feel nauseous.
This lousy ga is truly despair-inducing, why are there so many levels?
Complete the ga? Maybe in the next lifeti!
Compared to "Ancestor Tree", the abstract mathematical symbols and various theorems and formulas in textbooks seem almost "refreshing".
This bizarre educational thod, no one knows how it got popular, nor who started it; anyway, it inexplicably beca a trend.
At least half of the added sales of "Ancestor Tree" ca from parents with children.
Don’t ask; if you ask, it’s attack poison with poison!
What to do if a child loves gas? Don’t panic, buy him a copy of "Ancestor Tree" to quit internet addiction!
What to do if the child gets a headache or diarrhea when looking at books or doing howork? Don’t panic; a disease that even top-tier hospitals can’t cure can be solved by buying a copy of "Ancestor Tree".
There’s no child that "Ancestor Tree" can’t cure, even the toughest will experience an emotional breakdown after playing a thousand levels...
Regarding this behavior, Chen Ba does not approve, because he believes that "Ancestor Tree" is not for quitting internet addiction, it’s for quitting gaming addiction!
Playing too much of "Ancestor Tree", and perhaps you’ll lose interest in any gas in the future, even feel unlucky hearing about gas.
Isn’t this digging a hole for oneself?
As the head of a gaming company, Chen Ba doesn’t want the number of players to decrease and definitely doesn’t want to beco the sinner of the gaming industry because of "Ancestor Tree".
So, after Chinese New Year, he carefully worded a heartfelt essay; the core ssage being: please don’t use "Ancestor Tree" to educate children! "Ancestor Tree" doesn’t welco these student players!
Of course...
A heartfelt essay certainly couldn’t be so blunt, even if that’s the sentint, Chen Ba expressed it quite tactfully.
Under the flag of doing what’s best for children, in the na of protecting the nation’s future flowers, urging parents to stop the brutality, Tianba Studio will take concrete action to prevent any underage players from playing "Ancestor Tree".
"I’m doing this for the good of the children!"
"I really can’t take this money, taking it weighs on my conscience. All you mothers of Zihan can rest assured; I absolutely won’t allow minors into the ga ’Ancestor Tree’."
No way!
Despite Chen Ba’s "responsible" stance touching parents, making them feel this gaming company was indeed reliable, they don’t really want to support Chen Ba.
Young man, your intention is good, but why are you banning my child Zihan from playing "Ancestor Tree"?
Do you know, I’m counting on "Ancestor Tree" to help my child Zihan quit internet addiction!
No, you must take this money!
The money for a copy of the ga, everyone can afford it, for the children, please be sure to accept it.
"I’m not taking it, I really won’t take it!"
Chen Ba doesn’t want to be a sinner or want to eliminate future players, so he truly doesn’t want to accept this money.
But the more he doesn’t want to take it, the more parents offer it to him, even lauding him as the most responsible gaming person.
And what about the children’s attitude?
Of course, they supported!
Upon learning the plan to completely ban underage players from "Ancestor Tree", besides a few kids feeling unhappy and opposing, most children shed tears of joy.
Ba, what a good person!
Whoever wants to play this lousy ga can play it, but I’m not playing; banning it is fine, saving from parents forcing to complete it day and night, almost vomiting out yesterday’s food.
No matter parents’ opinions, Chen Ba is determined not to earn this money. For the sake of nurturing future players, he insisted on listing "Ancestor Tree" as a "regulated" ga.
However, just after the ga implented strict "anti-addiction" asures, Chen Ba was summoned.
Parents were not satisfied, for the first ti involving their children in anti-addiction enforcent, they approached the ga company demanding an explanation.
The lawyer in charge of this for Tianba Studio was dumbfounded.
What the heck?
Tianba Studio’s anti-addiction asures upset parents so much, aren’t anti-addiction asures allowed?
Wow!
The sun didn’t co out from the west, did it? Or maybe he heard wrong, actually it’s because Tianba Studio’s gas cause harm, hence parents demand stronger anti-addiction asures?
"Causing harm? Are you a lawyer or not! Clearly it’s beneficial..."
Lawyer: "..."
Wonderful, in all these years in the profession, this is the first ti encountering such bizarre and abstract cases, won’t this case be recorded in a textbook?
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