A Slight Smile is Very Charming

Part 41: His World

The QA (quality assurance) department is the least technical department in the company compared to others.  The minimal requirement for a position here is to have experience and passion for gaming.  Wei Wei is an expert in online gaming nonetheless, therefore, she is more than qualified for the job.

The job of a QA is rather dull; you may need to converse with the same NPC continuously to see if there are any bugs, or you may need to traverse the same map over and over again......it's definitely not what outsiders think where you only need to play the game casually and that's it.

The QA department is scheduled to run a few tests on a major quest today.  Since the department has always been low in manpower, they're more than happy to accept a helping hand.  The members of the team were originally worried that their Boss's rumored beautiful girlfriend was only here to pass the time.  Who knew that she only needed to learn the new controls for Dream Voyage 2 and she was off to be a pro?

The manager of the QA department can't help but feel that he has struck gold; he immediately feels approval towards Wei Wei, his boss's future wife.

Wei Wei is addicted to Dream Voyage 2 the moment she starts playing.  Even when "Big Brother Mei of rivers and lakes" comes and watches her excitedly, she doesn't respond to him, causing MoZhaHim to leave in loneliness.  During lunch with Xiao Nai in the afternoon, Xiao Nai asks casually, "What did you do in the morning?"

Wei Wei's eyes gleam as she says, "I tested the water disaster quest."

Since Dream Voyage 2 has made its biggest effort in imitating real weather conditions, the sun will rise and the moon will set in the game; there are thunderstorms, bright and breezy days, and there are of course, also cloudy and rainy days.  Obviously, if there are rainy days, some areas may end up being flooded, therefore, there is a water disaster quest as a result.

The system announces that a town has been flooded and asks players to help save NPC kids and the elderly, as well as retrieving their belongings, which players will be rewarded for.  Players must have obtained the skill of swimming in order to rescue NPCs to a safe place within the specified timeframe.  A player's blood level will continuously drop while in the water, so if he/she is unable to rescue a NPC and make it to safety, the player will die and lose in the quest.

There will be an after-disaster reconstruction quest; some of the tasks include delivering water to places in a drought and etcetera.  Although Wei Wei has played a lot of online games, it's the first time that she has seen one with so many special and interesting multiplayer type quests.

While she is testing the quests, she overhears people of the QA department talk about other quests that involve feeding babies at a daycare, performing on the streets, farming and knitting for married couples, and more.  Even though she has only gotten to experience the tip of an iceberg, the intricate and thoughtfully constructed quests in Dream Voyage 2 have already wowed Wei Wei.

But what surprises Wei Wei the most, today, is Dream Voyage 2's scenery.

Elegant and beautiful mountains, vast rivers, dense lush green bamboos, and deep secluded valleys; these ordinary and common sceneries seem more ethereal and distant in Dream Voyage 2.

Of course, it's not only the scenery, but also the smooth and elegant actions, and the realistic and wide variety of expressions from the characters......

Wei Wei knew long ago that the 3D engine of Dream Voyage 2 is written by the Great Master and not a pre-existing one directly purchased from abroad.  Therefore, the quality of the illustrations and actions are extraordinary.  But before she got a chance to see the game, she didn't think the Great Master's engine would have such beautiful sceneries and elegant actions.