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After a week, someone from Group Two actually approached HR to resign, citing that they simply couldn't handle such intense overtime.

Until this time.

Lin Licai discovered the problem and talked to many employees of Group Two to understand the details.

He then summoned Hai Mao to his office.

And when the sea cat arrived at the office.

Lin Liren was dumbfounded.

The person in front of me had a pale face and red eyes.

It looked as if it was about to ascend to heaven at any moment.

Lin Li could hardly recognize the haggard-looking person in front of him as Hai Mao.

During this period, Lin Li was indeed preoccupied with other work, but he didn't pay much attention to Hai Mao, a long-time employee of Xinghuo.

But no matter what, it doesn't warrant this much anger.

"What's wrong with you?"

Hai Mao slumped weakly into his office chair, his voice hoarse, as if each word required immense effort. "President Lin, isn't the project about to go into testing? I just wanted to refine it a bit more, but it seems things are getting out of control."

Lin Li frowned.

As planned, Arknights will indeed be tested in mid-March this year, and if the results are good, it will be officially released in April.

This timeframe is one year ahead of the original timeframe.

However, in this timeline, Arknights was initiated earlier and received more resources and support.

Therefore, the launch time is not considered rushed.

“You can’t push yourself this hard at your job. Don’t come to work. Go home and rest for a few days.”

A project manager will definitely feel pressure when the project is about to go live.

Working overtime is indeed a way to relieve stress.

Lin Li understood, but this way of working was clearly unsustainable.

One or two days might be okay, but if it's like this every day for a month, even if a person can endure it with willpower, their body won't be able to.

Lin Li didn't want to hear any news of employees dying suddenly from overwork at his company.

However, Hai Mao shook his head after hearing this.

"President Lin, I can't rest."

Hearing this, Lin Li smiled.

"What's wrong? Are you trying to become an immortal? You're already like this, why aren't you resting?"

"No, it really won't work. Hey, Mr. Lin, have you seen how the media is reporting on Arknights?"

A hint of anxiety appeared on Hai Mao's face. He took out his phone from his pocket, pulled out some news reports, and handed them to Lin Li.

To be honest, Lin Li didn't pay attention to other media reports before Arknights was launched after the start of the year.

So he took the phone and began to read it carefully.

Why is it said that Arknights will be Spark Games' first failed title?

[Looking at Arknights through the lens of Shan Hai Zhan Ji: Can Xinghuo Games break the curse of tower defense games?]

Tower defense games are a minefield, and now another game is about to be added to it.

[Has Spark Games run out of ideas? Ten reasons why Arknights is unlikely to succeed.]

Chapter 331 Paradise for Mankind

"And this, and this too."

Immediately afterwards, Hai Mao took back his phone and started searching for another keyword.

[Perfect World's pioneering work in the anime/manga genre, Project Zero]

[Can Project Zero prove itself by combining tower defense with anime style?]

[Project 10 vs. Arknights: Which do you think will succeed?]

[This April is packed with exciting content: a new Honkai Impact 4rd game, Perfect World's entry into the fray, and Starfire Tower Defense—which one are you most looking forward to?]

After glancing at the news briefly, Lin Li's brows relaxed.

Once you understand the problem...

The problem with the sea cat was then easily solved.

Lin Li handed the phone back to Hai Mao and gently patted him on the shoulder:

"Isn't this kind of news normal? Every game has it, so what's there to be nervous about? Just focus on doing your own thing."

Sea Cat raised its head: "But, Mr. Lin, can Arknights really succeed?"

"Just for what you said, if you weren't looking so sickly right now, I would have punched you."

Lin Li stood up and went to Hai Mao's side.

"Have you ever seen a general who, before going into battle, keeps asking himself, 'Can we win?'"

Hai Mao naturally understood these principles, but he still shook his head: "But President Lin, not everyone can be as confident as you."

"Xu Menglu came to see my demo before, and he actually said it was pretty good..."

"After saying the demo was good, they went on to praise it in a sarcastic tone, so I feel that Arknights still has problems, but I can't pinpoint the issues..."

After listening to Hai Mao's account.

Lin Li was speechless.

You're probably suffering from victim syndrome. Is it possible that they felt they were just being polite and praising you out of politeness because you're colleagues?

However, Lin Li did not correct Hai Mao's opinion.

After all, the key point right now isn't actually what Xu Menglu said.

Hai Mao's current problem is essentially the same as that of students before taking the college entrance examination.

I was too nervous.

This tension is actually related to Lin Li.

As a member of Spark, I have been under the attention of countless people since the project was first launched.

Of course, these attentions also include online trolls from competitors.

If you spend all your time browsing the news, you can easily get led astray.

"How about this?" Lin Li tapped his finger lightly on the table, and after thinking for a moment, he proposed a plan.

"Take a three-day break, then bring the main creators and we'll go through the demo together. I'll help you diagnose the problem, list out all the possible issues, and then analyze them one by one."

Upon hearing this, the sea cat's eyes lit up instantly.

She felt no longer tired and nodded quickly.

"Okay, Mr. Lin, you said it yourself. I'll have someone prepare the latest demo right away!!!"

After saying that, he disappeared like the wind.

Lin Li was left sitting there, still in a daze.

"Huh!? Weren't you just too weak to walk?"

"...Are you playing me?"

~~~

three days later.

Lin Li sat in the Sea Cat's seat, with an Arknights demo playing on his computer.

A group of people surrounded him.

Besides the creators of Arknights, there were also Xu Menglu and Chen Anyu who came to watch the excitement.

Actually, Lin Li doesn't have much left to change for this version of Arknights.

His sitting in this position is more about encouraging the entire Arknights team.

Lin Li has been standing for over a year.

The most frequent topic of conversation with Umineko is the storyline.

Or to put it more bluntly, it's about helping Umineko organize his chaotic thoughts into a complete clue.

However, he really hasn't been paying attention to Arknights for a long time.

Therefore, before opening the DEMO, Lin Li had Hai Mao repeat the core framework of Arknights.

“Okay, Mr. Lin, after you explained the framework to us, we spent more than half a year doing a lot of things within that framework.”

"However, we haven't touched the most basic things."

"Specifically, the story framework of Arknights is as follows..."

~~~

The end times.

Terra continent.

A spaceship landed on this land.

This is humanity's distant frontier.

But at the same time, this is also the last spark of humanity.

Just before opening the spacecraft door, the researcher who opened the hatch said the following.

"Doctor, you will be proud of the world you created."

The doctor nodded.

He then took a deep breath and gently touched the hatch opening button with his finger.

With a soft mechanical sound, the spaceship's hatch slowly slid open to the sides, revealing the vast world outside.

The glaring sunlight made the doctor subconsciously raise his hand.

As the eyes gradually adjusted to the light.

The doctor's pupils began to dilate involuntarily, and before him lay a vibrant scene.

Compared to the spaceship he lived on, this place was simply too beautiful.

The doctor could hardly believe his eyes.

The deep blue sky is dotted with a few leisurely white clouds.

The sunlight shone on the earth, warm and gentle.

Not far from the spaceship was a lush forest, with tall, straight trees and abundant foliage, and all sorts of exotic birds singing merrily among the treetops.

At the edge of the forest, a clear river meanders, its waters shimmering silver in the sunlight as it flows into the distance.

As you look along the river into the distance, you can see rolling mountains covered in green vegetation, with snow-capped peaks that contrast beautifully with the blue sky.

At the foot of the mountains lies an endless grassland, where herds of wild animals run freely.

"Doctor, this is the world you created, a paradise for mankind."

The researcher reappeared beside the doctor, his voice filled with excitement.

“Yes,” the doctor replied with a smile.

"This is truly paradise."

Although he was answering the researcher's questions and expressing his feelings, the doctor's eyes were always fixed on the scenery outside the cabin.

He has sacrificed so much for this scene.

A few years ago, this planet was a desolate world with nothing.