Chapter 55: Rapid Progress

**Chapter 55: Rapid Progress

At that moment, Liang Zhiyuan's office door opened.

"President Liang, Mr. Qingshan has arrived," Wang Weijie said solemnly.

Liang Zhiyuan immediately wiped the smirk off his face and adopted a serious expression. As previously arranged, Lin Qingshan was visiting Light Speed Games today, primarily to discuss the development of the Republic's first AAA title, *Cyberpunk 2077*.

"Alright, I'm coming out now," Liang Zhiyuan said, standing up.

He and Wang Weijie quickly walked out.

Lin Qingshan, carrying a laptop bag, stood still with a calm, statue-like demeanor, attracting the attention of everyone in the company.

Upon seeing Liang Zhiyuan and Wang Weijie arrive, Lin Qingshan finally moved. "Let's get the game department and art department in here for a meeting," he said succinctly.

Liang Zhiyuan was taken aback but responded, "Okay, we'll do as Mr. Qingshan says."

"Everyone, come in for the meeting!" Liang Zhiyuan's command echoed through the office.

As the employees from the game and art departments entered the conference room, Lin Qingshan followed last. He took control of the room with an air of authority, as if he were the company's CEO. He looked around, then pulled out a used laptop from his bag and connected it to the room's projector.

Lin Qingshan had been preparing diligently. With his master-level ability, *Game Creator*, he had a clear plan for developing *Cyberpunk 2077*.

"We are going to develop an AAA title based on *Edge Runners*," he began. "First, let me outline the setting. The protagonist V will be a character players control. At the start of the game, players will choose one of three identities for V. This choice will influence not only the beginning of the game but also the protagonist's relationships with other key characters."

[Translator: sauron]

Lin Qingshan displayed various concept art images of V.

"Players can freely choose V's gender and identity…"

"In the game, V will have five attributes: Strength, Reflexes, Tech, Intelligence, and Composure. Each attribute has 2-3 branches with numerous abilities, akin to a skill tree, offering a variety of skills…"

"I will send a detailed setting document later for everyone to review…"

"Art department, your task will be to complete the art design and character models. Is that alright?" Lin Qingshan asked.

The art department employees exchanged glances. The head hesitated but eventually replied, "Yes, no problem."

"Next is the development department. Our task is more challenging."

Lin Qingshan paused, "We need to develop our own game engine."

"Develop our own game engine?!" Wang Weijie and the programmers' eyes widened in shock.

A game engine is a complex system comprising multiple subsystems for building, animating, and rendering games. Developing a new engine is as challenging as creating a complex system from scratch, much more so than using an existing engine.

"Yes," Lin Qingshan confirmed.

In the previous life, *Cyberpunk 2077* used the custom-built Red Engine 4, optimized for large open-world games. After evaluating the available engines in this world, Lin Qingshan believed developing a new engine would be more advantageous.

Wang Weijie was about to voice his concerns, but Lin Qingshan presented a segment of core code he had prepared for the new engine.

"Rest assured, I am confident in developing a powerful new game engine with capabilities surpassing any on the market!" Lin Qingshan said confidently. "For now, trust me and start working. I know you'll have doubts, but actions speak louder than words."

The team, though skeptical, decided to trust Lin Qingshan's expertise and began working on *Cyberpunk 2077*.

During the development, Lin Qingshan demonstrated not only strong technical skills but also exceptional leadership. He tackled technical challenges effortlessly and contributed to art, modeling, design, animation, and game physics, proving himself as a talented game developer.

Meanwhile, he continued updating *Edge Runners* without delay, with the script for Chapter 34 already completed.

The recent issues closely followed the dramatic events where David was captured by Jimmy Black Sakura, who sought to torture David using Cyberpsycho's Black Superdreams. Lucy and Dolly intervened to save David and continued their plan to blackmail Jimmy to capture Tanaka.

Lucy showcased her impressive hacking skills, successfully disabling drone security and capturing Jimmy Black Sakura. However, despite their efforts, Tanaka unexpectedly attacked, leading to Jimmy's accidental death.

David was stunned by the sudden and senseless death of such a significant character.

*(End of Chapter)*