To Harm the Righteous Path, I Had No Choice But to Make Games
Chapter 289: This Demon Cultivator Is Not Too Cold
Killers, demonic Cultivators.
The lawless police chief of a small town, a Righteous Path Cultivator who harms one side.
The saved ordinary girl... countless images overlapped, giving Lu Ze infinite inspiration.
“An Illusion Realm... doesn't necessarily have to be made into a game.”
Lu Ze murmured to himself.
“Or rather...”
“Can movies be gamified?”
At this point, Lu Ze’s thoughts suddenly cleared up.
The script for “Léon: The Professional” is undoubtedly excellent.
Moreover, many of the settings are very easy to localize.
Using the localized script to create a role-playing story game is not difficult with Lu Ze's current abilities.
Besides, a two-hour movie, once made into a game, would have a completion time of about 6 to 8 hours.
In terms of volume, it’s just right for this round of competition!
Most importantly,
This script can completely avoid the collective nature of “demonic Cultivators” and focus on the characters, which will surely resonate with Righteous Path Cultivators regarding this tragic character!
Certain individual demonic Cultivators are not necessarily evil or guilty.
As long as this idea is generated, prompting Righteous Path Cultivators to reflect, then the System's mission conditions can be successfully completed!
Having thought this, Lu Ze immediately made a decision.
He would make “Léon: The Professional”!
Or, it should be called “The Demonic Cultivator Who Isn't So Cold.”
No sooner said than done, Lu Ze immediately began to plan the Illusion Realm.
With the idea in mind, the actual implementation was not simple.
Role-playing games focus on “role-playing.”
How can Cultivators immerse themselves in this role?
From a first-person perspective, Lu Ze cannot guarantee that every Cultivator will maintain the same mindset as the protagonist in the story.
“Use options as in my previous life? No... that’s too mediocre.”
Lu Ze quickly rejected his idea.
In a VR world with infinite freedom, where speaking and acting are driven entirely by options, Cultivators would probably be reluctant to accept it.
“Give players a certain degree of freedom... combined with options to define the plot direction?”
Lu Ze quickly had a new idea.
His hands quickly gestured in the air, and soon he drew a complex Formation in the air.
With a thought, Lu Ze summoned several cyber Souls from the Cyber Ten Thousand Souls Banner for experimentation.
After several experiments, Lu Ze improved the Formation several times, and its function began to take shape.
Lu Ze called it the “Role-Playing System.”
When a player plays a certain role, their actions will affect the corresponding behavior score.
When the behavior score is above 80 points, players can act freely and influence the story’s development;
When the behavior score is below 80 points, players need to rely on various options for dialogue and actions to ensure the normal progression of the plot;
When the behavior score is below 50 points, the role-playing fails, and the game ends.
This way, there’s no need to worry about players feeling restricted, nor about the character's plot being unable to unfold.
Of course, this is only the initial function of the System, and Lu Ze will continue to improve it later.
“There’s also another character, Mathilda...”
After solving one problem, Lu Ze again pinched his chin, lost in thought.
Besides Léon from the original work, the girl Mathilda is also an indispensable character.
Simply repeating movie lines and actions would be somewhat stiff.
Fortunately, the Cyber Ten Thousand Souls Banner solved this problem.
The human-like and intelligent nature of cyber Souls surpasses even the most powerful AI from his previous life.
Lu Ze had initially envisioned letting cyber Souls play NPCs, and now it was an excellent testing opportunity.
The key was, who should he find to play the NPC Mathilda?
In Lu Ze's mind, he suddenly recalled the girl standing firmly in front of the young man, her eyes red.
Though trembling all over, her bright, sparkling eyes were full of stubbornness.
At that moment, her figure almost overlapped with that of the short-haired loli.
Having thought this, he opened his Illusion Realm friend list.
Lu Ze originally wanted to contact Zhong Yi in the Illusion Realm, but unexpectedly, the other party was rarely offline.
Zhou Yue was online, so Lu Ze sent him a message.
“Senior Brother Zhou, where is Senior Brother Zhong Yi?”
“Him... something bad happened.”
“What happened?”
“The matter of that little girl and the demonic Cultivator, someone leaked it... it’s causing quite a stir now!”
Hearing Zhou Yue’s words, Lu Ze frowned and subconsciously clicked on the forum.
The forum section he built had now become the largest public opinion battleground in the Celestial Cultivation World, where all sorts of lively events could be found.
Sure enough, at this time, the matter of Zhong Yi sheltering a demonic Cultivator had already dominated the page.
【Rumor: Lingxiao Sect True Disciple secretly delivers food to a demonic Cultivator late at night】
【Demonic Cultivator bewitches common girl, should be immediately executed!】
【No wonder the Soul Transformation Cultivator took three days to bring the demonic Cultivator back, was he assimilated?】
【Does this even qualify as a True Disciple? Petition to abolish Zhong Yi’s cultivation, to make an example of him!】
【The shame of the Righteous Path!!】
... Lu Ze frowned.
Although there were no organized internet trolls in this world, it was clear that a powerful hand was behind the scenes, stirring up trouble.
“Don’t worry, Senior Brother Zhou. Once my Illusion Realm is finished, I will surely clear Senior Brother Zhong’s name!”
Lu Ze comforted him.
“Really!?”
Zhou Yue’s eyes lit up, very pleased.
He firmly believed Lu Ze’s words, especially regarding the Illusion Realm.
“Indeed.”
“That’s good then... By the way, were you looking for Old Zhong for something? I can help.”
“Mm.”
Lu Ze nodded.
“Please, Senior Brother Zhou, let the demonic Cultivator and the little girl next to him play the Illusion Tower.”
“Ah????”
Zhou Yue was stunned.
What kind of strange request was this?
Although the little girl had no cultivation, he had his own methods to help her enter the Illusion Tower.
However, Zhou Yue couldn't understand Lu Ze’s intention in giving such an instruction.
Lu Ze added:
“Oh, and let them play that ‘if you’re a Cultivator, then descend 100 floors.’”
“???”
“Let them play for three days and three nights straight, Senior Brother Zhou, you must supervise them and definitely don’t go easy on them.”
“???”
Zhou Yue took a deep breath, shocked beyond measure.
“Junior Brother Lu, why don’t you just kill them directly...”
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【P.S.】
【This part, in the original plot design, was actually “The Starving.” It was meant to depict the suffering in a chaotic world and to deliver emotional blows.】
【However, the text and plot content of “The Starving” were truly too extensive; it would take at least 40 chapters to write, a type that's incomprehensible if written too short and watered down ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) if written too long.】
【From the combination of the girl and the young man, I suddenly thought of “Léon: The Professional.” Although it’s not a game, its plot rhythm is very suitable to be placed here, and the difficulty of its magical adaptation is much smaller than most games.】
【Anyway, writing story-based games primarily focuses on the plot, while gameplay is secondary; so, a story with such a top-tier rhythm and structure, placed in this context, I believe is no less than any game.】
【I know some people will definitely say it’s off-topic, they won’t read it, or the chosen theme is bad.】
【Firstly, I will unfold the player's perspective in a game-like manner.】
【Secondly, it’s not just a simple retelling of the movie content.】
【Finally, actually, no matter what game I write, someone will complain; it has little to do with whether it’s a game or which game it is...】
【This is a simple attempt. Those who don’t like it can wait for the next Illusion Realm. Besides this section, the subsequent content will still be about magically adapting games into Illusion Realms.】