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In the original work, the Human Village is a small village.

But in the fantasy world, this place has become a small town with a touch of ancient Chinese style.

The town has no walls, only a small river that surrounds it, and there is a large area of ​​land on the outskirts of the town.

The interesting point is that, apart from farmers who cultivate the land, there are others.

There were also two lovely girls, one holding a paintbrush and waving it to paint the leaves of the roadside trees red, and the other splashing water in the field.

The Autumn Sisters are Autumn Haruka and Autumn Shizue.

Shizuha Aki and Yuuko Aki are goddess sisters who control the powers related to autumn. They only operate in autumn and jointly manage autumn in Gensokyo.

The appearance of these two indicates that the player's current time is autumn, but... the area around the Scarlet Devil Mansion seems quite summery.

However, compared to Hong Meiling...

These two are easy to get along with.

They not only inquired about the player's background, but also proactively asked if the player needed any help.

"I am the god who governs the harvest, so feel free to ask me anything!"

Qiu Rangzi's cheerful voice reached Guo Qingqing's ears.

Then she immediately perked up.

"This character has voice acting!!"

"Why? It seems like Hong Meiling didn't even do any voice acting just now..."

As the saying goes, something unusual must be going on, and the pop-up chat window seemed to confirm Guo Qingqing's opinion.

There's nothing I want to ask.

Are you really a god? You look so...ordinary.

[A god who rules autumn? But the place I came from feels like summer.]

Now we don't need the comments section to come up with ideas.

Guo Qingqing chose the third one directly.

Then...

Unexpectedly, after the player said those words, Aki Ryoko's defenses were completely broken – a true breakdown.

She first looked at the players.

Tears welled up in her eyes very quickly.

Then, she burst into tears.

What follows is a scene from the movie.

It turns out that, as the goddesses of autumn, the Autumn Sisters themselves have a very weak presence.

Although Qiu Rangzi has the ability to bring in a bountiful harvest, it is difficult for a deity who only appears once a year to gain much faith.

This year will be even more difficult.

Autumn has clearly arrived, but the leaves on the roadside trees are not turning red, and the crops in the fields are not bearing fruit, remaining in the state of summer.

The two were troubled by this matter, because if it wasn't resolved, their already small number of believers would definitely dwindle further.

Autumn Leaf tries to paint each leaf with a brush, while Autumn Fruit tries to use its own strength to make the crops bear fruit.

The problem is, their strength is too weak.

After a whole day of hard work with no results, though outwardly calm, inwardly I was in a state of utter panic.

Guo Qingqing's current conversation is like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Akiko burst into tears.

And after the cause and effect have been explained.

Guo Qingqing also received her first side quest in the game, which was to help the Qiu sisters unravel the secrets of autumn in Gensokyo.

Although I accepted the task.

However, this task did not require players to resolve the incident; the only hint was to find Reimu Hakurei.

After receiving the task, Guo Qingqing did not rush to complete it.

Instead, thinking that since they were already there, they crossed the small bridge and came to the village of the human world.

As we entered the town, I don't know when, but suddenly some white noise from ancient streets appeared in the background, instantly transporting me to the everyday life of ancient townspeople.

Chapter 256 Fishing? Amazing!

Guo Qingqing lingered for a moment as she crossed the bridge.

One reason is that the scenery here is beautiful.

As the sunlight shines down, the silhouette of the small bridge sways gently on the water.

The stream is crystal clear, and a gentle murmur flows under the bridge. The willows along the river sway softly, their branches brushing the water's surface in the breeze, creating ripples.

Despite being a bird's-eye view, the scene, the light and shadow, and the water create a strong sense of depth.

"I have to say, the graphics of this game are really good."

"Indeed, just now in the fields outside the city, the green rice swayed in the wind like waves on the earth, and the scenery was very beautiful."

"The very beginning was good too."

"This must be an animated body of water. Look, there are even fish in it."

"so good."

These visual effects are actually the reason why Lin Li uses a top-down perspective.

Presenting the same scene in 3D requires significantly more effort.

However, the overhead view is limited because the camera is fixed.

Once the scene is drawn by the artist and rendered, that's what players will see when they arrive at that location.

In such cases, as long as the artist's aesthetic level is up to par, the artwork will give people a rather exquisite feeling.

Especially for the Touhou Project theme.

The original work features many evocative locations and buildings, such as the sunflower field, the Hakugyokurou (White Gourd Tower), the Hakurei Shrine, and the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

This method maximizes the visual appeal of these scenes.

However, Guo Qingqing lingered here not only for the scenery.

Another reason is that there are many fishing spots on both sides of the bridge and the stream.

There are also fish in Hanoi.

Although Guo Qingqing herself doesn't really care about these details.

However, many players in the live chat were very persistent about the fishing feature. Some even spent money to send SC (Super Points) to Guo Qingqing to check out more fishing spots, and then quickly went to the city to see if there was a place to buy fishing gear.

Entering the town along the road outside the city, the first thing you see is the main street of the Human Village, with vendors and small shops on both sides.

Occasionally, there are also people sitting at tables and chairs eating.

"Interesting, the depiction of this town is so detailed..."

Compared to the empty towns in many games, the towns in the Eastern fantasy world look very lively.

This popularity is achieved mainly through two methods.

One is the accumulation of NPCs.

There are about a few hundred NPCs in the town. As a 2D game, a few hundred passersby don't really affect the game's performance, but they can make the town look very lively.

The streets weren't crowded, but there were still people coming and going.

Eating, buying groceries, chatting, old people sitting by the roadside smoking pipes, children running around by the roadside, young people squatting on the ground playing cricket fighting.

Making these things is not as complicated as you might imagine.

However, few people in the industry do this, especially in the domestic gaming circle.

This is actually something that Lin Li has never been able to understand.

It's understandable that there are few NPCs in online games.

For optimization purposes.

In addition, online games have a large number of players, so adding NPCs would indeed make the game look crowded.

However, many domestic single-player games and single-player anime-style mobile games have also followed the example of online games, with only a few people in a city, and at most a few dozen people.

It's so deserted, like a ghost town, which is really strange...

Aside from the inertia of game development, it's really hard to explain this reason.

Why do Rockstar games really give you the feeling of being in a city?

It's because they pay great attention to the details of urban planning.

These seemingly disparate details actually enhance the player's immersion by enriching the background and detailing the stage.

This is why, as the trend of otaku dance evolved, people began to focus on scenery and photography.

"As expected of a game from Spark Games, these NPCs are all animated..."

After Guo Qingqing expressed her feelings,

Soon I spotted a familiar figure by the roadside.

"Hey, is that Night Sparrow Diner over there?"

"Go and see."

"Ask if they sell any small bone fragments."

"You're roasting yourself, huh...?"

Amidst the noisy barrage of comments.

Guo Qingqing asked in confusion.

"Huh? Weren't we going to buy a fishing rod?"

"When buying a fishing rod, look for the small-bodied type first!"

...

Players' thoughts are constantly changing.

Since everyone wanted to watch, Guo Qingqing pointed to an empty table on the street, and the character she was controlling sat down at the table.

"Wow, that's amazing! You can really sit still!"

Soon, as players interacted with the interactive actions, they discovered that the street-side seats were not only functional, but the animation of sitting down was also very smooth.

Then, Mystia skipped and hopped out.

There weren't many diners at this time.

He arrived in front of Guo Qingqing.

Mystia popped up a speech bubble: "Oh, is this a new guest? Would you like something to eat?"

As the conversation ended, several options and status descriptions appeared at the bottom of the screen:

Ah, please bring some side dishes. [Eating] [Coins -20]

[What are your signature dishes?] [Eating] [Copper coins -60]

Has anything major happened recently?

I'll just sit here; I don't need anything.

"Hooray, I can even eat! Do I have money? Aha, actually I do, 1000 copper coins?"

"Hey, this is a 48-hour closed beta test, can't you give us more...?"

Despite her complaints, Guo Qingqing still selected the first option.