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"what is this?"

"Oh, this is an event random generator, but for some reason, sometimes it produces garbled text..."

"..."

"But it's okay, we know what this gibberish means."

After Wu Yunfan finished speaking, he took out a book and started flipping through it. He quickly got into character, first seriously adjusting the clock next to him back an hour.

"Commander, the past hour has gone very smoothly. We have reached our designated attack positions. You may now issue the attack order..."

Song Zhi was shocked once again.

No, do you really know what this string of gibberish means?

Then Yue Lingfei chimed in with a comment.

"However, before issuing the attack order, there is a new message. This is a telegram, a reconnaissance intelligence relayed by the No. 02 destroyer. The contents of the telegram are as follows."

"I've spotted the fleet!!"

Song Zhi had gradually accepted this situation, so he asked a question subconsciously.

"and then?"

"That's all, Commander. That's all we received. Should we send a telegram to verify the information?"

"??? Of course we have to film it! What the hell? What do you mean by 'discovered fleet, discovered enemy, or discovered friendly forces'? You can only give half of this kind of information?"

Seeing that Song Zhi was anxious.

Yue Lingfei's face revealed a smile unique to game producers who had successfully tricked the players.

"This is common. During the Pacific theater of World War II, there were many instances of intelligence transmission errors or incomplete information. We just chose the least... least..."

Yue Lingfei stopped halfway through his sentence, and Wu Yunfan continued the conversation.

"There's no sense of frustration. Initially, we planned to add error feedback to the game, meaning the player's decisions might provide incorrect information. However, we later changed it to players having a chance to receive incomplete information..."

Song Zhi glanced at the two of them in surprise.

I previously thought that the two of them were just doing it for fun, but now it seems that they actually do know some theoretical knowledge.

"Okay, so what should I do now?"

"Commander, you need to make a decision: whether to proceed with the original plan to prepare for bombing the target, or to send out more reconnaissance aircraft to continue reconnaissance."

After careful consideration, Song Zhi made a decision.

While bombing, send two reconnaissance planes.

After making the decision, Yue Lingfei and Wu Yunfan, just like before, entered some content into the DEMO. This time, the scene was no longer just a simple background change.

Instead, planes flew off into the distance.

Chapter 518 A Strange Game

Although the launched plane is visibly a low-quality model and the flight animation is a bit strange, it still looks pretty good because of the atmosphere.

It was fortunate that there was this demo animation, otherwise Song Zhi would have almost thought he was participating in some kind of murder mystery game...

No... is this thing essentially any different from a murder mystery game?

Hey, you know what, there really is.

As Wu Yunfan moved the clock back again, another event requiring a decision emerged.

"Commander, according to the pilots of the first wave of bombing targets, the weather at the target location is quite bad, and it may be necessary to carry out another round of bombing to ensure the bombing effect."

Song Zhi reacted immediately.

"Then let's bomb it again."

"But, Commander, the remaining aircraft on our three aircraft carriers are all already loaded with torpedoes and ready to engage enemy warships."

"?What's the meaning."

"That's right, Commander. In our operational plan, to prevent harassment from the enemy fleet, in addition to the escorting fighters, half of the bombers will be armed with bombs to carry out bombing missions, while the other half will be armed with torpedoes to deal with any possible enemy fleet attacks."

"But so far, half of the bombers originally planned have not achieved perfect bombing results."

"Now, Commander, you have two orders to issue. First, order the remaining half of the bombers, which are loaded with torpedoes, to reload with bombs. In my experience, this will take 90 minutes. After that, we can launch the bombers for the second wave of attack. We haven't spotted any enemy ships yet, so there shouldn't be any problem with the timing."

"Alternatively, Commander, you can wait until the first wave of aircraft returns and lands before reloading your ammunition. By then, they will have begun their return journey and will be back at the fleet in approximately 55 minutes. Reloading and launching will take 30 minutes, and reloading will take 40 minutes..."

"Our suggestion is to refit the ships now. Because, in terms of timing, if we refit them now, the first wave of aircraft will have returned to the ship just as the refit is completed. At that time, we can have that wave of aircraft armed with torpedoes to prepare for defense against enemy ships..."

Hearing the two staff officers rattle off a long, rapid-fire speech, as if reciting a math problem, was quite a shock.

Song Zhi finally realized what was happening.

“…”

"Ah! I get it now, I am Chuichi Nagumo!!?"

The simulation game has progressed to this point. He wasn't clear about what came before, but he was very familiar with whether or not to replace the torpedoes with bombs.

Anyone with even a basic understanding of the Pacific War knows about the famous Chuichi Nagumo predicament in history.

That is, during the bombing of Midway, after the first wave of bombers had finished, Chuichi Nagumo faced a choice.

"Not entirely Brother Song, he has a really wide range of knowledge."

"In our game, players are placed in the position of historical commanders. However, to avoid historical risks, we use pseudonyms for everything, and the events also incorporate random events from other historical battles, so they are not exactly the same as in history."

Having confirmed this, Song Zhi felt a sense of novelty.

"Hehe, whatever, whether it's random or not, I know the answer. I'm not changing clothes..."

"Yes, Commander! Beep beep beep!! Emergency! Enemy aircraft have appeared in the waters surrounding our fleet!! Preliminary assessment indicates they are from Midway Atoll!!"

"Our fighter jets are intercepting us, and the entire ship has entered a maneuver to avoid the attack. During the high-angle maneuver, we are unable to launch aircraft because we cannot maintain a fixed course."

"Ah? There's such a thing?"

Next, Song Zhi followed the rhythm of the two and completed the entire DEMO, which ultimately ended with the fleet being destroyed.

to be frank.

Even though Song Zhi had some understanding of the Battle of Midway, he still lost in this demo.

But he didn't feel frustrated. Instead, he immediately realized that if this were really a game, he would immediately start a second round.

Because after this round of the game, he learned a lot of new things and new knowledge, and these new things made him realize that many of his previous decisions were wrong.

For example, the preciousness of reconnaissance aircraft, and the timing of launching the aircraft.

"Your game is... very special. Wait a moment, I'll go get someone to take another look at it for you."

In the gaming industry.

There are often some industry hits, or rather, good games made by outsiders.

Especially in the subcategory of simulation games.

Because these people have practical experience, they often create quite good works based on their passion and their own experiences.

Moreover, the roles played by these types of characters are exactly what ordinary players want to experience, such as a large number of air combat games or submarine simulation games.

However, it is actually quite difficult to make this type of game well.

Because such producers often fall into the trap of being overly meticulous, making all sorts of simulation details too complicated.

Ultimately, it can only satisfy a very small circle.

It simply cannot support game development.

However, in this simple, even rudimentary experience—so much so that Song Zhi wasn't sure if it could even be called a trial—he felt the joy of the game.

He seemed to have truly become a commander standing on the bridge directing a major naval battle.

All the things that needed his attention, all the unexpected events, were fresh and new.

Moreover, these two have a certain control over the rhythm. They don't just put players in a bathtub and let them fire cannons like in traditional sailing games or combat games.

On the contrary, the perspective is almost entirely focused on the bridge throughout the entire game.

The two players use decision-making time points to allow players to experience a battlefield that could last for a dozen or even twenty hours within a few tens of minutes.

In other words, these two extracted the essence of historical battles, peeled it back, and fed it to the players.

Therefore, from this perspective, Song Zhi judged that this game was definitely a promising project, but the demo was simply too rudimentary.

So much so that Song Zhi couldn't tell whether he found the game fun because of its logic and design, or because the two people acting as advisors next to him were playing it so engagingly.

Finally, Song Zhi wasn't sure if he could achieve the same feeling as the man he had just described, relying solely on his performance skills in the game.

Fortunately, while he was uncertain, someone in the building certainly was.

Moreover, given the game's unique gameplay, Song Zhi felt that getting that person to come down shouldn't be a problem, at least he wouldn't get scolded.

The only question is whether he should take the risk. After all, even if he had a pleasant chat with President Lin on the plane, it doesn't change the fact that he and President Lin are actually completely unfamiliar with each other.

However, upon encountering such a strange thing, Song Zhi couldn't help but send a message to Lin Li via the internal communication software, briefly describing the current situation.

People lose their rationality when they are in a high position.

In fact, Song Zhi regretted it as soon as he posted it. Who is he? Who is General Manager Lin?

How much horse urine did I drink to post this...?

However, just as he was about to withdraw his message, he received a reply: "Interesting, let me take a look..."

Chapter 519 Is there even a need to choose?

Yue Lingfei felt he had never been so nervous.

When Lin Li appeared in the conference room, he felt like he was dreaming. Not only him, but Wu Yunfan was in a similar state.

My first thought was that he looked like a telephone pole.

They even forgot to go up and say hello.

Song Zhi was initially quite excited, but upon seeing the state of the two of them, he suddenly became nervous as well.

This feeling became even more pronounced when Lin Li sat down and started playing.

No! When I was playing the game just now, you two were doing a really good job with your role-playing. But now that President Lin is here, your acting is so awkward.

He also frequently forgot his lines.

Will Mr. Lin think I have bad taste? Sigh, I knew I shouldn't have shouted that.

Actually, it wasn't just them; several people nearby were extremely nervous.

The director of the game industrial park, who rushed over upon hearing the news, was immediately surprised. His first reaction was, "Oh, it's that kid Yue Lingfei's game?!"

The feeling is roughly like a high school homeroom teacher strolling around the school and finding the dean of students chatting with one of their students, who happens to be the student with the worst grades in the class!

It highlights a feeling of utter terror.

However, Lin Li himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Although the two NPCs were a little nervous, he still saw through the core gameplay of the game at a glance.

"Decision-making and Feedback"

The most famous example of this genre is probably Radio Commander, in which players take on the role of an army officer.

Commanding troops to fight without seeing the actual battle, using maps and radio.

However, although Radio Commander is famous, its sales are not high, and it is only well-known in a relatively small circle.

Few games have ventured into this area since then.

However, the fact that this genre doesn't have a single wildly popular game doesn't mean that its potential is limited.

Every boy dreams of becoming a general.

After experiencing the whole thing, Lin Li first agreed with Song Zhi's statement that this DEMO, tentatively named "Fleet Commander Simulator," was indeed a relatively novel subject.

What makes this subject matter interesting is not just the game design itself, but also the two creators' familiarity with various events in the history of the Pacific during World War II.

Furthermore, their choice was ingenious.

It did not aim to recreate World War II, but rather dissected battles from the history of naval warfare and broke down the stories into several main plots.