Becoming a life winner from infancy

"You've already... prepared these things?"

Fang You nodded slightly, "Yeah, consider it some material that should give you a rough idea of the kind of story I want to tell and the game I want to make."

Previously, Fang You had acquired two Talents: "Rod's Hero" and "Hero of the Skies," corresponding to the main works of the "Dragon Quest" series from the first to the sixth installment.

By activating the purple Talent, Fang You could gain access to all development materials of these games, including script outlines, art setting collections, and game mechanics plans, and of course, the finished games themselves.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

However, when Fang You handed them to Song Hang, it wasn't necessary to show such a complete set of materials; he had selected only a portion of the data to put in a USB drive. As for the finished games, just as Fang You had mentioned before, "Dragon Quest" after all was a product of a bygone era.

Even though this world had never seen anything like these games before, "Dragon Quest" was confined by the capabilities of its time, with many user-unfriendly designs, and some gameplay elements needed adjustment.

In other words, Fang You planned to use Song Hang's help to undertake a comprehensive remake of the "Dragon Quest" series.

This time, the remakes could be done following the timeline. From the perspective of the game's universe and mechanics, "Dragon Quest III" was the best fit for the opening story.

Although he was amazed that the kid he knew had thought things through so thoroughly, the idea of him making a game was just too sudden, and Song Hang found it hard to accept right away.

Because no matter how incredible Game Bro was, the story that an 8-year-old could come up with just made you want to scratch your head.

But, in any case, let's take a look first...

"Let's start with the setting of the world."

Fang You said as he opened the document about the script outline from the USB drive.

With a tentative heart, Song Hang began to seriously read the game script created by an eight-year-old:

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"The evil demon king Baramos threatens and destroys the world, while the game's protagonist, the hero, is the descendant of the great warrior Ortega. Ortega had undergone a harrowing journey, and finally, after a fierce battle with the evil dragon atop the volcano, he fell into the crater and his whereabouts became unknown.

On the hero's 16th birthday, the king of Aliahan summoned him to the castle, informed him of this past story, and hoped that he would follow in his father's footsteps and eliminate the demon king Baramos who endangered the world."

Well, a pretty standard script written by a child.

However, unexpectedly, there was a bit of anticipation...

Song Hang continued to read.

The world setting in the script was just an outline, roughly revolving around how the protagonist would find his way into the volcano to challenge the demon king as the clue, embarking on adventures around the world to search for the six magical orbs that grant entry to the volcano.

Overall, this indeed fit what an 8-year-old might imagine for a game script.

Recruiting companions, searching for clues, acquiring the sacred sword, challenging the demon king.

Reasonable and sensible.

The sort of script an 8-year-old might come up with for a game.

But, could this really be the work of an 8-year-old on such an epic scale?

It was precisely because the story was so tightly knit, just reading the script made you want to know what happened next, and you looked forward to new town adventures as well.

After finishing, Song Hang couldn't calm his heart for a long time; it all seemed too fantastic.

"Game Bro, this script outline of yours... it's so well-developed that I already have visions of the game in my head. It seems like a really fun concept. While I can't guarantee a best-seller, I'm sure it will be liked by many players."

"Is that so? You're making such a judgment without even seeing the gameplay system and artistic style. Aren't you a bit too flattering?" Discover more stories at empire

Fang You said as he clicked to open his game planning case, showing Song Hang the contents of his plan by opening the first and largest file.

The plan's outline briefly introduced the gameplay systems of the game design, the most important of which were the profession system and the spell system.

"In order to defeat the demon king Baramos, the hero must gather three teammates to fight alongside him, which means recruits need to be found at the tavern."

"The tavern has a total of 11 different professions available for recruitment, including warriors, martial artists, monks, magicians, sages, merchants, etc., each with their own characteristics."

What immediately appeared in front of Song Hang was a table about the 11 professions, focusing on their basic growth and the spells they could use. As for the spell system, there was an even more detailed list of spells, conjuring a grand world view of magic that leapt off the page. Even though it was just the process of setting things up, it was still very exciting.

"Damn... this is way too detailed. Did you really do all this by yourself, Brother You?"

"Some of it was done under the guidance of others, and some of it was done by myself."

Fang You said, "You can take these home and look over them slowly. If there's anything you don't understand, you can discuss it with me, and we'll figure out how to deal with it together..."

"Right, the most important thing is the art design collection."

Fang You opened the folder related to art resources, "This is a showcase of some characters from this world. These characters were specifically commissioned, so the style will be quite unique."

In his previous life, the "Dragon Quest" series always featured character designs by the great Akira Toriyama, the author of the "Dragon Ball" series. His style was very distinctive and recognizable to the point where it was so unique, you could immediately spot a Dragon Ball character and feel taken out of the game.

But in this world, that's no issue since there's no "Dragon Ball".

When he saw the original artwork Fang You presented, Song Hang was immediately captivated by the designs of these characters.

"Wow... These characters all have such distinctive designs! The lines are smooth and simple, and the overall style is refreshing and bright, yet the details are by no means sloppy. Especially in terms of costume textures and background design, they maintain the cleanliness of the picture while being filled with rich visual information..."

"I can't say whether everyone will like it or not, but I really love this lively and energetic style!"

"Uncle, you look very lively and energetic right now, too."

Song Hang had been muttering to himself until he suddenly realized that Fang You had been watching him all along. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, "No, I mean, it's just... I really didn't expect you could reach this level. You're only 8 years old!"

"An 8-year-old can do many things, and so can an 80-year-old, as long as you keep a young and passionate mentality, you can do anything well."

Fang You said.

"Haha... Uncle has really been defeated by you, Brother You."

As he looked at the vibrant and lively character drawings in front of him, Song Hang chuckled, then suddenly let out a sigh.

"Brother You, there's something I want to tell you, to share what's been on my mind."

Song Hang spoke softly, "To be honest, before I met you guys, I was always contemplating whether to keep on living."

"If you guys hadn't insisted on visiting my place, that day might have been... Haha."

Song Hang scratched his head, "But I figured, even if I wanted to die, I couldn't let you guys know about it. I was afraid you'd blame yourselves and feel guilty, and that it would make you unhappy for the rest of your lives."

"So, at least I had to wait until you forgot about me before..."

"Now, though, I don't want to die anymore."

Song Hang said, "With such an awesome game to develop, it feels like it wouldn't be worth it to die."

"Ah... you really are a stubborn one, to the very end..."

"But, you're lucky, because you've met a man like me."

Fang You said with a smile, "We should be able to create a win-win situation. I'll let you shine in your true light."

"However, since I'm still a child and only have New Year's money and pocket money, I can only pay you a tiny bit for your salary."

"No, no problem! To make such an interesting game together, Uncle is happy to do it!"